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A step in the right direction: Frontex, Greece & the fight against irregular migration - 22 July 2010 - Analysis

The EU's border management agency, Frontex, will open its first Operational Office in Piraeus, Greece on 1 August 2010. Although political and administrative gaps remain, the new office should enhance Frontex's role in South-Eastern Europe and help combat illegal migration in the Mediterranean, write Stavros Kourtalis and Gerasimos Tsourapas, researchers at the Hellenic Centre for European Studies (EKEM), in an exclusive commentary for EurActiv.

New rapprochement in the Western Balkans: How to advance it? - 08 July 2010 - Analysis

Despite a number of unresolved issues in the region, one can see a new spirit of rapprochement and genuine cooperation in the Western Balkans and its leaders must seize the moment in order to translate this trend into an irreversible process, writes Hido Biščević, secretary-general of the Regional Cooperation Council for South-East Europe, in an exclusive commentary for EurActiv.

EU-Montenegro relations - 15 June 2010 - LinksDossier

Despite problems with corruption and organised crime, Montenegro, a small Adriatic country with a population of less than a million, is set to open EU membership talks as early as 2011.

Diplomat: Montenegro had to ‘regain’ independence for EU future - 10 June 2010 - Interview

Although many of its citizens still feel very strong ties to Serbia and the former Yugoslavia, Montenegro had to ''regain'' independence in order to preserve its European future, Vladimir Radulović, the ambassador of Montenegro to Germany, told EurActiv.de in an interview.

New EU members hit by FDI outflow - 09 June 2010 - Analysis

The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the EU halved in 2009 and particularly declined in the new member states – where the foreign sector is economically vital, writes the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies in an analysis of FDI in 20 Central, East and South-East European countries based on the latest update of its database.

Expert: In Bosnia every reform fails due to corruption - 07 May 2010 - Interview

The EU should not give up on Bosnia and Herzegovina despite its ongoing internal divisions, yet the country must improve its legal system as governmental reforms simply fail as a result of corruption, Jan Havránek, an expert on security issues and a research fellow at the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), told EurActiv Czech Republic in an interview.

Albanian FM: Serbia and Kosovo should meet without flags - 06 May 2010 - Interview

Flexibility and responsibility for the common EU future of the Western Balkans should come first and Serbia and Kosovo should sit at the same table in a forthcoming regional forum, leaving country names and flags behind, Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta told EurActiv in an exclusive interview.

EU-Albania relations - 23 April 2010 - LinksDossier

Albania formally applied for EU membership in April 2009, but if its accession bid is to move forward it must tackle a number of issues: particularly political stability, economic reform and corruption.

Ambassador: Bosnia and Herzegovina will apply for EU membership this year - 21 April 2010 - Interview

By the end of this year, the conditions will have been met for Bosnia and Herzegovina to apply for EU membership, Almir Šahović, the country's ambassador to France, told EurActiv.fr in an interview.

South East Europe is well-known for its self-cynicism - 19 April 2010 - Analysis

South East Europe must make use of current developments in Europe and the EU enlargement process to streamline itself with the grand project of European integration. But ''does not have the luxury of time',' writes Hido Biščević, secretary-general of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) for South East Europe.

Why the Greek crisis matters to its neighbours in southeast Europe - 31 March 2010 - Analysis

The countries of southeastern Europe cannot remain indifferent to the ongoing fiscal and debt crises in Greece due to the latter's track record of foreign investment, foreign policy focus in the region and growing trade volumes, writes Jens Bastian, senior economic research fellow at the Athens-based Hellenic Foundation for Foreign and European Policy (ELIAMEP), in a March op-ed.

Bosnia stalemate turning into 'frozen conflict' - 15 March 2010 - News

The political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is "extremely worrisome" and now appears to be turning into a "dormant frozen conflict," Hido Biščević, secretary-general of the Regional Cooperation Council for South Eastern Europe (RCC), told EurActiv in an interview.

Analysis: Reverse Balkanisation? Trade Integration in South-East Europe - 18 September 2006 - Analysis

In this CEPS working document, author David Kernohan analyses concerns that trade openness in South East Europe is less advanced than it should be.  

Report reveals links between private security firms and organised crime in SE Europe - 16 September 2005 - News

A new report says that private security companies often act as competitors to the police force in South East Europe.

Quarterly forecast on South-Eastern Europe - 22 June 2005 - Analysis

This quarterly report by the ICEG European Center forecasts outstanding economic growth with significant external imbalances and slowly decreasing unemployment in South-Eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the FYR of Macedonia, Romania and Serbia and Montenegro).

CEPS Europa South-East Monitor - 05 July 2004 - Analysis

This issue of CEPS Europa South East Monitor focusses on the latest developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia.

CEPS Europa South-East Monitor - 04 June 2004 - Analysis

This issue of CEPS Europa South-East Monitor highlights the annual reviews by the Commission and the Council of the Stabilisation and Association Process for South East Europe and of the individual progress made by each country from the region.

Commission promotes competition in Balkan energy markets - 10 December 2003 - News

The EU has signed an agreement with eight South East European countries to integrate their electricity markets and pave the way for closer co-operation.

Eurobarometer: Young Eastern Europeans optimistic about their future in EU - 21 October 2003 - News

A Eurobarometer survey carried out during the spring shows that the majority of young Central Eastern Europeans are more committed to Europe than their counterparts in the EU 15.

Healing the Crisis: A Prescription for Public Health Action in South Eastern Europe - 24 July 2003 - Analysis

This analysis reviews population health and its determinants in South Eastern Europe and concludes that investment in public health is needed in the immediate, medium and long term.

Euro pushed down by Eastern Europe? - 15 October 2002 - Analysis
Strengthening the Union through Enlargement - 25 June 2002 - Analysis
Romania in the EU and the future of Europe - 10 June 2002 - Analysis
From Copenhagen 1993 to Copenhagen 2002 - 07 June 2002 - Analysis
War and Peace in the European Periphery - 15 January 2002 - Analysis
EBRD fears slowing of reform in Eastern Europe - 20 November 2000 - News

EBRD praises the CEECs for strong economic growth but warns that they have to deepen reforms.

New Slovenian PM to seek earliest possible EU membership - 17 November 2000 - News

A presentation of the new government's program revealed a continuing commitment to early EU membership

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