Democracy and Integration in Europe 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall

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News

• The Parliament Magazine (2020, May 6) EU enlargement must happen in tandem with EU reform. https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/eu-enlargement-must-happen-in-tandem-with-eu-reform 
• The Parliament Magazine (2019, June 6) EU risks losing credibility in Western Balkans if no North Macedonia accession talks this summer. https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/eu-risks-losing-credibility-in-western-balkans-if-no-north-macedonia-accession-talks-this-summer
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• The Parliament Magazine (2018, September 28) Is radicalisation in the Western Balkans a major threat for the EU and the US? https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/is-radicalisation-in-the-western-balkans-a-major-threat-for-the-eu-and-the-us 
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• The Parliament Magazine (2018, February 7) Western Balkans enlargement a priority, says EU Parliament. https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/western-balkans-enlargement-a-priority-says-eu-parliament 
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• Friends of Europe (2021) EU-Western Balkans Summit 2020 — Opportunities: a green agenda for the Western Balkans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QAV_l8qal4 
• European Commission (2020) Commissioner Varhelyi: “EU enlargement to the Western Balkans is a top priority for the Commission”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3RBKr5ieo0 
• European Commission (2020) Press conference EU and Western Balkans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pj2M92XBSA 
• EU Debates (2020) EU announces €3.3 billion in support for Western Balkans. EU Chief: Western Balkans belong in the EU. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll-53xtWXyM 
• Euronews (2019) The Brief: Western Balkans – a test for the EU’s expansion appetite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjaLz22rxAc 
• European Western Balkans (2019) EU and Western Balkans in 2019: Election Year in the European Union. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pla6q85AcJ0 
• Council of the EU (2018) 2018: a key year for the EU & the Western Balkans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYkr7ROLPaY 
• Council of the EU (2018) Cooperation with the Western Balkans is key to Europe’s security. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HBrNlD5yFo 
• DW Documentary (2018) EU president Juncker on tour in the Balkans | DW Documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkbL0eaIfBM 
• European Western Balkans (2018) Can any Western Balkans countries join the EU by 2025? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2smrHdmDKS4 
• Youth Regional Cooperation Office (2018) What do young people from the Western Balkans think about the EU? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEJlgPr1GrA 
• European Parliament (2014) Western Balkans: the road to the EU. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXVzJ-jrkm0 
• London School of Economics (2014) The View in to the Future: Serbia and the Western Balkans in the EU. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9PF9TNbAPQ