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Heads | Serbia

April 2nd, 2026

Gert Röhrborn takes over as head of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s regional office in Belgrade

Röhrborn headed the foundation’s Warsaw office from 2014–2021.

By Maria Mitrov

Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha (C) with crowds of supporters in front of the government building during a protest action in Tirana, Albania, January 24, 2026. Protests were initiated by opposition leader Sali Berisha after weeks of political tensions following corruption allegations against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Belinda Balluku.

Feature | Corruption

February 13th, 2026

Between pressure to reform and loss of trust: How South-East Europe ranks on the new corruption index

Most countries in the Western Balkans and the EU member states of South-East Europe are continuing to slide down the new corruption index. What this means for the accession prospects of the six Western Balkan states – and why protests are growing.

By Frank Stier

Feature | EU enlargement

December 22nd, 2025

Montenegro: Minister for European Affairs Maida Gorčević aims to conclude accession negotiations in 2026

Montenegro’s Minister for European Affairs, Maida Gorčević, is confident that her country’s accession negotiations can be finalized in 2026. She is critical of the discussion in the EU about withholding veto rights from new member states. Montenegro’s success will also motivate other EU candidates, she says.

By Stephan Israel

Jakov Devčić, Leiter der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Serbien und Montenegro

Opinion | Montenegro

December 17th, 2025

Milojko Spajić: Montenegro’s new face and Europe’s big question

Montenegro is experiencing a democratic generational change with the new leadership centered around Prime Minister Milojko Spajić. The small country is accelerating its EU accession process, becoming a potential model for the entire Western Balkans.

By Jakov Devčić

Talk of the town | EU enlargement

November 3rd, 2025

Enlargement: Why Serbia in particular comes off badly in the new report

In its Enlargement Report, the Commission for the first time clearly criticizes developments in Serbia. The report is to be adopted on Tuesday. The progress made in Montenegro and Albania, the model pupils among the candidate countries in the Balkans, is praised positively.

By Stephan Israel

Opinion | EU enlargement

October 31st, 2025

To move forward with enlargement, what is needed is not new ideas, but political will

The Commission is expected to present its annual progress report on candidate countries on Tuesday. The picture is rather gloomy. What is needed now is not new ideas, such as the abolition of the right of veto, but genuine political will on the part of the member states.

By Augustin Palokaj