After the fall of Yugoslavia, the former Yugoslav republics, striving to gain their independence, started celebrating a certain Independence Day that was formally chosen during their secession from Yugoslavia. Bosnia and Herzegovina, as one of the Yugoslav successor republics, and ...
Compiled by Eva Jovanova and Hristo Voynov 1. Greece ratified the Prespa agreement! The agreement puts an end to a decades-long dispute over the name of Greece’s northern neighbor, who is now officially renamed into the Republic of North ...
One more bilateral dispute is resolved at Europe’s doorstep as the disagreement over Macedonia’s name comes to an end. After surviving a confidence vote in parliament and dodging countless external political attacks against the name deal by Russia’s President, Vladimir ...
Compiled by Eva Jovanova and Hristo Voynov 1. After Macedonia changed its name into North Macedonia, a new challenge for the country arose. The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his minority government survived a confidence vote in ...
Co-author: Sabin Selimi The concern is not whether the EU fails to create functioning and stable countries, but that the EU’s engagement in the region leads to a loss of credibility as an international actor and the failure of its ...
Compiled by Hristo Voynov and Eva Jovanova 1. The investigation into any Russian efforts to influence the US 2016 elections has an interesting twist that brings Ukrainian citizens into the fold. US political strategist Paul Manafort has a history ...
My name is Yuri, and I have cerebral palsy. Most of my life I have been walking with the help of canes. I was among the first children with such a severe motor disability in Russia to attend a public ...
Compiled by Eva Jovanova and Hristo Voynov 1. Romania took over the EU rotating presidency for the first time on January 1. Brussels fears that Romania can preside well with the Council for the following six months due to ...