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Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Serbia–Kosovo a controlled increase in tension

Several serious incidents were seen in Serbia-Kosovo relations between 3 and 9 September.
OSW Commentary | | Marta Szpala

Serbia-Kosovo negotiations – playing for time under pressure from the West

The negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo aimed at reaching a comprehensive agreement to normalise relations between the two states are to enter a new phase in September.
OSW Commentary | | Marta Szpala

Hostages to dialogue The process of normalising Serbian-Kosovar relations

Politicians in Kosovo and Serbia see the dialogue through the prism of the benefits they can get from Brussels and the EU member states.
Analyses | | Tomasz Dąborowski, Marta Szpala

The third energy package to be introduced in the Balkan states Moldova and Ukraine by 2015

Judging from the experience of how the third energy package was adopted in EU member states, it will be extremely difficult for the Energy Community states to implement these regulations within such a short timeframe.
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Serbia – Kosovo an agreement without future

On 2 September Serbia and Kosovo signed an agreement relating to trade relations under which the Serbian party committed to recognising Kosovar customs documents and both countries agreed to lift their respective imports embargoes.
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Tension on the Serbia-Kosovo border escalates the crisis has been resolved but the problem is still present

The conflict between the government in Pristina and the Serb minority in Northern Kosovo has escalated over the past few weeks. The Serb minority in Northern Kosovo refuses to recognise the central government’s authority and is supported…
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Relations between Serbia and Kosovo may become normalised

Considering the scale of the disagreements and the contentious issues, the parties are unlikely to reach agreement in the immediate future. Real progress in these talks will depend on the determination of the USA and the EU and the…
OSW Commentary | | Marta Szpala

The Western Balkans deadlock in the EU enlargement process

Increasingly serious challenge for integrating the Balkan states is the EU's growing reluctance to enlarge any further. Among other measures, the EU states have blocked the formal acknowledgement of the integration progress, which has…
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Serbia under pressure from the EU regarding Kosovo

As integration with the EU is a top priority for the Serbian government, it will strive to avoid confrontational rhetoric towards Kosovo and make a pretence of a willingness to establish dialogue with the government in Pristina.