by CBBSS | Jun 19, 2021 | International News and Analysis
A piece in The Economist states the Western Balkans are still enthusiastic about joining the EU, yet Brussels is deferring the accession process. If Brussels keeps delaying, Russia and others may attempt to move in to fill the political and economic vacuum. ...
by CBBSS | Jun 13, 2021 | Regional News
Ex-Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski had to appear in court on Friday after President Gjorge Ivanov revoked his pardon, bne IntelliNews reports. Prosecutors are probing Gruevski for allegedly ordering the illegal demolition of a Skopje residential building. Polls indicate...
by CBBSS | Jun 8, 2021 | International News and Analysis
Protesters in Macedonia scored a victory this week by successfully pressuring President Gjorge Ivanov to revoke the pardons he issued to 56 government and party officials implicated in a corruption scandal. But, the protesters have yet to succeed in getting Ivanov to...
by CBBSS | Jun 6, 2021 | Regional News
Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov revoked all 56 of the pardons he issued to Macedonian officials facing prosecution, Balkan Insight reports. Ivanov’s decision to issue the pardons sparked weeks of protests and ridicule from the U.S. and EU. Read...
by CBBSS | May 31, 2021 | Regional News
Albania is hosting the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, which is preparing for the upcoming NATO summit in Warsaw. The military alliance is concerned about the situation in the Western Balkans, particularly the political crisis in Macedonia, Balkan Insight reports. A...
