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🇪🇺🇲🇪 In a display of optimism, the Montenegrin government decided to paint the national flag carrier with the slogan “28 by 28,” signaling its determination to join the European Union by 2028.

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🛬 The Tivat summit again exposed the scale of hybrid threats in the Western Balkans, with Montenegro increasingly on the front line.

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Western Balkans Overview June 04, 2026 – CWBS

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🗳️ Kosovo’s presidential elections have often triggered institutional crises instead of resolving them. Fragmentation and lack of consensus turn the process into deadlock and instability.

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Western Balkans Overview May 25, 2026 – CWBS
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🏚️ How can “Dayton” Bosnia continue to function when the Dayton model itself has failed and is now used by those seeking the disappearance of the Bosnian state?

Vitaliy Portnikov
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🔵 Vučić and Rama proposed “phased accession” for new EU members.
The initiative met skepticism in the region and Brussels, while Albania and Serbia failed to unite the Western Balkans around it.
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Western Balkans Overview May 18, 2026 – CWBS
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📃 Is Serbia ready to swallow populism to defeat an autocratic regime? Students in blockade declared Kosovo and Metohija part of Serbia, calling it a constitutional, historical and moral imperative.
Boris Varga
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⚡️ Energy is becoming a key tool of geopolitical influence in Western Balkans. For the U.S., infrastructure and LNG projects mean reducing Russian leverage and strengthening its position in Southeast Europe.
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🇲🇪 Montenegro marks 20 years of independence with flags, speeches and Ricky Martin. Behind the decor: civic pride, NATO and EU hopes. Vučić made sure the anniversary stayed charged.
Ljubomir Filipović
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⭐️ As the EU steps up efforts to reduce Chinese influence, Beijing’s presence in the Western Balkans is becoming a factor not only in regional, but also pan-European economics and politics.
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🔷 If a High Representative can be removed by Washington and Banja Luka, bypassing Sarajevo, BiH’s sovereignty is thin — and its place on West’s priority list very low.
Dragan Bursać, columnist, journalist.
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Western Balkans Overview May 03, 2026 – CWBS
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Western Balkans Overview Apr 24, 2026 – CWBS
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❌ The cancelled Brdo–Brijuni Summit was more than another Zagreb–Belgrade dispute. It showed how one of the few functioning Balkan formats buckled under Serbia’s domestic pressure, Vučić’s rhetoric
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➡️ Peter Magyar’s Tisza victory was celebrated most in Serbia: Orbán was Vučić’s friend and protector, and his defeat showed that even a long-entrenched autocrat can be removed through elections.
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Western Balkans Overview Apr 16, 2026 – CWBS
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🌬️ Tisza’s victory over Orbán’s Fidesz could reshape Central and Southeastern Europe. The impact may reach the Western Balkans, where Hungary under Orbán has long been an active and controversial player.

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🇷🇸 Snap elections in Serbia are realistic, but not inevitable. For Vučić, elections are both a weapon and a risk. The key question is not whether Serbia votes in 2026, but when he decides the moment serves him.
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