Kosovo
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30 November 20117Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw
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Serbia-Kosovo
Border tension growing
21 October 2011PresseuropDanas -
European Union
An enlargement of illusions
13 October 20113Dagens Nyheter Stockholm -
24 August 2011PresseuropDanas
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29 July 20112NRC Handelsblad Rotterdam
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Libyan War
How much longer?
9 June 2011PresseuropDe Volkskrant -
Editorial
Balkan blues
27 May 20111Presseurop -
25 March 20111PresseuropLe Soir
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21 March 20114Presseurop
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8 March 2011PresseuropRzeczpospolita
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25 January 2011The Guardian London
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EU accession
The Balkan family photo is blurred
21 January 20112Politika Belgrade -
Balkans
The big cleanup begins
23 December 20104Monitor Podgorica -
Kosovo
Was Europe blind?
17 December 20103Presseurop -
Balkans
Neither here nor there
30 September 2010Adevărul Bucharest -
9 September 2010PresseuropPolitika
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Editorial
Restless holidays
27 August 2010Presseurop -
29 July 2010PresseuropDer Freitag
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Autonomy
Regions making themselves heard
26 July 20102Adevărul Bucharest -
22 July 20101Jurnalul Naţional Bucharest
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Austria / Kosovo
Kosovan Arigona to be deported
8 July 2010PresseuropFalter -
BALKANS
Kosovo, the problem neighbour
17 February 20101The Guardian London -
8 February 20103Globus-Skopje Skopje
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Balkans
Hail Albania!
25 November 20091The Guardian London -
22 October 20091Wprost Warsaw
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Accession
Zagreb and Ankara "must do better"
15 October 2009PresseuropZaman -
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Have passport, can't travel
3 September 2009BH Dani Sarajevo -
28 August 2009PresseuropDie Tageszeitung
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EU enlargement
Never mind the Balkans, here's Iceland
31 July 20092El País Madrid -
Balkans
Frustrated expectations
15 July 2009The Guardian London -
Cooperation
Balkans to Europe
26 June 2009PresseuropDe Volkskrant
Afraid they will at the mercy of the Albanian majority once Serbia is forced to recognize Kosovo in exchange for EU members, a growing number of Kosovar Serbs have requested Russian citizenship. But "Slav solidarity" is a myth. 
In opening up the prospect of accession to several candidate countries, the European Commissioner for Enlargement means to put on a show of optimism. But it only reinforces the impression that Europe doesn’t know where it’s going, writes the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter. 
As the border post went up in flames, NATO troops moved in to prevent an escalation of hostilities. The tension on the border between Kosovo and Serbia, a smuggling flashpoint, has once again reached fever pitch. A Dutch columnist argues that the solution should be more talks and subsidies for legal businesses. 
The primary objective of Operation Odyssey Dawn – to protect Libyan civilians – is a just one, says the European press. But the other issues – oil, the fall of Gaddafi and the image of Nicolas Sarkozy – are not neglected. 
As the Council of Europe prepares to demand an investigation into the shady underworld dealings of Kosovo PM Hashim Thaçi, secret Nato documents leaked to British daily The Guardian provide more shocking revelations about a prized Western ally. 
The population census demanded by Brussels has become a political challenge in most of the countries of the western Balkans. Twenty years after the start of the wars in former Yugoslavia, the venture brings ethnic and social tensions back into the spotlight. 
Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro: in the space of a fortnight, the leaders or ex-leaders of all three countries have been arrested or accused of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, reports a Montenegro weekly, the EU is paving the way for the accession of all three Balkan countries.
The European Council report released on 15 December accusing Kosovo’s leadership of organ trafficking raises plenty of questions about the EU’s indulgent attitude towards prime minister Hashim Thaçi and former Albanian separatists. 
A nest of vipers, a powderkeg of ancient hatreds or the cradle of Western civilisation — Europe doesn't know how to view its troublesome southeastern corner. One thing is sure though, it keeps getting its stance wrong. 
The International Court of Justice’s decision to uphold Kosovo’s declaration of independence will rekindle debate on the future of European regions with strong identities. On 24 July, the Romanian Vice-President of the European Parliament Laszlo Tökes called for autonomous status for Transylvania. And in Brussels, more than 300 regional delegations are lobbying to protect the interests of sub-national entities across the continent. 
On 22 July, the International Court of Justice ruled that the independence of the former Yugoslav province does not violate international law. For Europe, the future of this quasi-fictive state remains a geopolitical headache. 
Two years after Kosovo's declaration of independence, the Union is still unable to come up with a coherent policy for the western Balkans. This threatens not only to scupper Serbia’s accession to the EU, but also to destabilise the region itself. 
Five centuries of Turkish domination left their mark on culture, cuisine, language and even gestures in Balkan countries. It is an influence that is still apparent in attitudes that have affected the pace of integration in the European Union for a number of Balkan states. 
On 16 November the EU Council formally approved Albania’s application for accession to the Union. Guardian columnist Peter Preston argues in favour of an emerging country whose enthusiasm for the European project is a welcome antidote to eurosceptic cynicism. 
Separated by wars which marked the 1990s, some citizens of the former Yugoslavia are attempting to rebuild the cultural ties, which were a feature of the Titoist state. Today, with encouragement from Europe, political leaders are also beginning to recognize this trend. 
From 1st January, 2010, Muslim Bosnians and Kosovans will be the only citizens of the former Yugoslavia required to obtain visas to enter the European Union. Sarejevo daily, BH Dani, explains how impartial principles will result in discriminatory practice. 
The enthusiasm with which member states have welcomed Reykjavik's request for accession to the EU is in marked contrast to the prudence — and in some cases hostility — which has greeted similar requests from the countries of ex-Yugoslavia and Turkey. But the EU cannot afford to give the impression that certain candidates enjoy special privileges. 
Croatia's prime minister resigned July 1 because his country's future accession to the EU had been called into question. In Macedonia too, the EU aspirant government is fragile. As the European dream recedes, the more Western Balkan states are destabilised, writes British researcher Ian Bancroft in the Guardian.