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BALKAN BLOG: Political upheavals force uneasy new alliances
May 26, 2023
Grand coalitions between rivals are one symptom of the radically changed political landscape of the last decade.
BALKAN BLOG: The fight for a European Moldova isn’t over yet
May 25, 2023
New poll shows Moldova’s pro-EU president and ruling party risk losing the next elections, despite massive show of support for EU accession.
BALKAN BLOG: Brexit shows Serbia’s anti-EU rhetoric is a dangerous game
May 16, 2023
Message spread by officials and state-controlled media has fuelled anti-EU sentiment in Serbia. It may be hard to rein this in.
BALKAN BLOG: Bulgaria’s two faces
March 29, 2023
The war in Ukraine has amplified the rift within Bulgaria between pro-Western liberals and illiberal pro-Russians.
BALKAN BLOG: Is Serbia’s far right an authentic opposition movement?
February 20, 2023
Serbia’s violent pro-Russian far right makes President Aleksandar Vucic look like a moderate in comparison, and gives him more room to manoeuvre internationally.
