Behind the French “non”: Discussing the French proposals for reformed EU enlargement process

EU enlargement policy has returned to the spotlight in Brussels. France is mostly to blame, or to thank for this, firstly for yet another postponement of the start of North Macedonia and Albania's accession negotiations, and secondly for its latest initiative to reform the EU’s enlargement policy towards the Western Balkans. Our guest is His Excellency Jean-Louis Falconi, the Ambassador of France to Serbia.

Council of Europe – the driver of rule of law promotion?

H.E. Tobias Flessenkemper, Head of the Belgrade Office of Council of Europe, is joined by Sena Marić, Programme Manager and Senior Researcher in CEP. Useful links: Universal Declaration of Human Rights: https://www.coe.int/en/web/compass/the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-full-version- Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence: https://www.coe.int/en/web/istanbul-convention/home European Charter of Local Self-Government: https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/treaty/122  Winston Churchill, speech delivered at the University of Zurich, 19 September 1946: https://rm.coe.int/16806981f3   European  Convention on a Human Rights: https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_ENG.pdf Revised European Charter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life: https://www.coe.int/fr/web/youth/-/revised-european-charter-on-the-participation-of-young-people-in-local-and-regional-life Convention 108+  Modernised Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to the Processing of Personal Data: https://www.coe.int/en/web/data-protection/convention108/modernised Official website for Belgrade Office: https://www.coe.int/en/web/belgrade/coe-office-in-belgrade

A quest for reconciliation and media freedoms in the Western Balkans

Away with the enlargement bogeyman: Reforming the EU Enlargement Policy for a prompter acceptance of the Western Balkans

Ms Milena Lazarević, CEP's Programme Director, is joined by Dušan Pjevović, CEP's External Associate.

Finish Futuristic Presidency of the EU Council: AI, 5G, and the Environment

His Excellency Mr. Kimmo Lähdevirta is joined by Dušan Pjevović, Researcher in CEP.

Obstacles to EU enlargement: the Dutch perspective

EU Conditionality Towards Western Balkans: Supporting Democracy and Rule of Law (?)

Dr. Natasha Wunsch, Postdoctoral Researcher at the European Politics Group at ETH Zurich is joined by Sena Marić, Programme Manager and Senior Researcher in CEP.

The 2019 EU Election results: Challenging the Status Quo?

Romania’s Presidency: Return to Basic EU Values Through Cohesion

Reachable Values as the Fundamental Uniting Factor of European Integration

Sonja Licht, President of Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence and Milan Antonijević, Executive Director of Open Society Foundations Serbia, are joined by Dušan Pjevović, Researcher at CEP.