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EUropeanization Monitor focuses on the economic and political affairs of Southeast European countries as they aspire towards EU integration. 

 

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  • During her visit to Belgrade this week, German chancellor Merkel will demand that Serbia becomes a stabilizing factor in the Balkans, especially by appeasing its relations with Kosovo, and abandoning plans to partition Kosovo along ethnic lines. Photo: Associated Press

    Chancellor Merkel: addressing Serbia’s EU vs. Kosovo predicament

    During her visit to Belgrade this week, German chancellor Merkel will demand that Serbia becomes a stabilizing factor in the Balkans, especially by appeasing its relations with Kosovo, and abandoning plans to partition Kosovo along ethnic lines. Published 6:57 p.m. August 22, 2011 - Comments

     
  • Belgrade's plan to partition Kosovo along ethnic lines will have negative consequences on the majority of Kosovo Serbs. Without their northern cultural and educational hub, Serbs in central and southern Kosovo could chose to leave Kosovo altogether.

    Is Belgrade's political opportunism harming the Kosovo Serbs?

    Belgrade's plan to partition Kosovo along ethnic lines will have negative consequences on the majority of Kosovo Serbs. Without their northern cultural and educational hub, Serbs in central and southern Kosovo could chose to leave Kosovo altogether. Published 1:11 p.m. August 12, 2011 - Comments

     
  • The recent tensions in northern Kosovo represent a window of opportunity for the government of Kosovo and the international community.

    Kosovo on the offensive: Trade reciprocity and rule of law

    The recent tensions in northern Kosovo represent a window of opportunity for the government of Kosovo and the international community. Published 12:11 p.m. August 2, 2011 - Comments

     
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Pleurat Halili

Pleurat is a former UN staff member and a recent graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.  He is interested in economic development, international macroeconomics, European integration, and peacebuilding in Southeast Europe and beyond. 

 

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