Serbia
EU hails Kosovo’s decision to lift Serbian tariffs, Serbia unimpressed
Pristina lifted its 100% tariffs on products from Bosnia and Serbia, but has warned they could be re-imposed if Belgrade fails to take reciprocal measures.
Dramatic fall in pollution in European coronavirus hotspots but business as usual in the Balkans
Unlike coronavirus-stricken countries such as Italy, the pandemic has had little impact on air pollution levels in the Western Balkans.
Balkans have some of the world’s strictest anti-coronavirus measures
Oxford University researchers look at the steps taken to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Serbia follows Chinese playbook on fighting coronavirus epidemic
Serbia has introduced tough new measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 after appealing to China for help.
Citizens fear unscrupulous leaders will take advantage of lockdowns
Restricting social interaction is a vital part of the efforts to delay the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but in some countries people fear politicians will use the opportunity for their own ends.
Coronavirus crisis to widen rich/poor gap within Central and Eastern Europe
Convergence to be reversed as the economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic is set to be deeper and longer in the CIS, Ukraine, Turkey and the Western Balkans than in the EU member states of Central and Southeast Europe.
THE MITTELEUROPEAN VIEW: Looking for LUV — what shape will Europe’s recovery from this existential crisis be?
There is a new acronym in the economists' lexicon: VUCA. It is short for “Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous” as pundits are struggling to explain a crisis that is coming at us from all sides simultaneously.
North Macedonia and Serbia to postpone general elections
April elections to be postponed as the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase in both countries.
wiiw slashes 2020 growth forecast for CESEE to just 1.1%
Vienna-based think tank expects the coronavirus pandemic to result in the worst year for the region since the global financial crisis.
Serbia to spend its way out of coronavirus crisis
Belgrade announces an additional €200mn for investment projects and issues "staycation" vouchers to citizens to help local resorts weather the crisis.
CEE/CIS populations believe in gender equality in education but not in business or politics
More than 100 years since International Women’s Day was declared a national holiday in post-revolutionary Russia, a new survey from the UNDP reveals gender bias is still widespread across the region.
Komercijalna banka privatisation makes room for US soft influence in Serbia
The arrival of American capital in the Serbian banking sector, via Slovenian lender NLB, will help US efforts to fight back against Moscow’s influence in Serbia.
CONFERENCE CALL: Passion and pragmatism in the Western Balkans
Western Balkan prime ministers discussed the need for infrastructure investment and the removal of barriers to regional trade at the EBRD Western Balkans Investment Summit.