VIENNA – Considering the cumulative impact of a number of dominantly political factors that influence the judiciary, coupled with the internal mechanisms of undue influence,

VIENNA – Strengthening the administration of judiciary should be given more attention and be considered as a crucial part of rule of law reforms, as

VIENNA – Romanian society over the past two decades shows that strategic EU orientation at the political level can well be an opportunistic choice, whose

VIENNA – Structural and operational cooperation between EU member states, candidate countries and potential candidate countries is the best solution to fight against Europhobic discourse,

VIENNA – Judicial reform in Albania represents a case study to understand EU membership-driven reform processes in the Western Balkans. The experience of the justice

VIENNA –  The government in Montenegro should develop precise roadmaps in the EU accession talks and a clear framework for strengthening the rule of law,

VIENNA – Negative Bulgarian transition from postcommunism to post-democracy expressed in the transition from corruption to endemic corruption and state capture, it was said in

VIENNA – Croatian judiciary remained “stubbornly dependent, biased, unprofessional and inefficient” after the EU accession process. In 2013, joining the ranks of Bulgaria and Romania,

VIENNA – Common features in the Western Balkan countries are inconsistency in the law application, the absence of a solid regulatory framework equal for all,

VIENNA – Constant postponing of the reforms in Serbia in the area of the rule of law showed to be crucial for the poor results

VIENNA – Without transparency and deep consultations with stakeholders, some government measures for liberalisation and “more economic freedom” could have a negative impact on the

VIENNA – Hungary’s motivation in supporting the EU enlargement process is driven by national interests, but  its own stands on the rule of law, freedom of

Ob in Polen oder auf dem Westbalkan, die EU tut sich mit ihrem Pragmatismus schwer, Autokraten in die Schranken zu weisen Der Streit zwischen Polen

VIENNA – The Western Balkans is perhaps Slovenia’s most important strategic region. A next round of EU enlargement would therefore bring immense benefits to Slovenia in

VIENNA – Without substantial political and financial consequences from the EU towards the tendencies of democratic backsliding, the issue of democratic backsliding in the region

Spiel mit dem Feuer. Die Debatte um die europäische Zukunft des Westbalkans droht in eine falsche Richtung abzugleiten. Während die EU in der von ihr

While the European Union has initiated a yearlong Conference on the Future of Europe that gives the floor to its citizens to debate contemporary challenges

Die Idee der ethnischen Neuaufteilung der Region, für die keiner die Autorenschaft übernehmen möchte, steht plötzlich wieder auf der Agenda. In den kommenden Wochen wird

Trotz einiger großer Veränderungen in der politischen Landschaft der Westbalkanstaaten, die insbesondere an den Wahlurnen erreicht wurden, sind die Aussichten auf eine Demokratisierung der Region