In her latest BiEAPG blog, @jomarovic.bsky.social takes on the EU’s approach to the Western Balkans:
"For 30 years, the EU has promised the Western Balkans a European future — while quietly backtracking, shifting excuses, and delivering too little, too late."
Read here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/5arus2py
#EUEnlargement The European Commission has released its annual country reports. Wondering what’s new on the Western Balkan front, how countries compare to previous years, and what the key takeaways are? BiEPAG has you covered: www.biepag.eu/blog
05.11.2025 11:43 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0Authors: @vedrandzihic.bsky.social on BiH, @jomarovic.bsky.social on Montenegro, @markokmezic.bsky.social on Serbia, @donikaemini.bsky.social on Kosovo, @ndimitrov.bsky.social on North Macedonia, and Gjergji Vurmo on Albania.
05.11.2025 11:45 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
🔸How Montenegro Turned on Turkey - The Politics of Panic and Hate
✍️ blog by @jomarovic.bsky.social
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.
🔗 tinyurl.com/436kccd5
#Turkey #Montenegro #VisaRegime
#EU #WesternBalkans
🔔BiEPAG blog
by @jomarovic.bsky.social
🔹In Search of Lost Regional Solidarity - or, Who’s Afraid of Montenegro in the EU?
"Montenegro’s progress is not a threat to its neighbors;
it's a test of whether the idea of a common EU future for the Western Balkans still holds".
🔗 tinyurl.com/488wnvwu
Read the full report 👇
tinyurl.com/4hxdtawh
#EUIntegration
#Montenegro
#WesternBalkans
#EU #EUEnlargement
#EUCommission
@jomarovic.bsky.social @fbieber.bsky.social
ℹ️At our yesterday's panel at
Europe House in Podgorica, BiEPAG experts, media & diplomats agreed: now is the moment to push forward reforms in #Montenegro & seize the geopolitical chance!
🎯🔹Support is high🔹 Mistakes are costly🔹EU window of opportunity won't stay open forever
Panelists:
• Dr. Ivan Vukovic, Chair of the Committee on European Integration of the Parliament of Montenegro
• Miloš Radonjić, Advisor to the President of Montenegro for European Affairs
• Dr. @jomarovic.bsky.social
• Prof. Dr. @fbieber.bsky.social
Moderator:
Dr. Marina Vulović, BiEPAG Member
📣Join us for our upcoming BiEPAG event in Podgorica
🔹 Montenegro at the Crossroads: Driving EU Integration in the Western Balkans
📅 Thursday, 25 September 2025
⏲️ 15:00 - 16:30
📍 Europe House, Podgorica
#Montenegro
#EUAccession
#EUEnlargement
#WesternBalkans #EU
🔊BiEPAG in the Media📰
BiEPAG member @jomarovic.bsky.social
in an interview for the Montenegrin News Agency MINA
"The #EU should issue a political declaration by the end of this year committing to concluding an accession treaty with #Montenegro".
#EUIntegrations
mina.news/vijesti-iz-c...
🔔BiEPAG policy brief by @jomarovic.bsky.social
"From Norms to Noise: Why the EU Talks Reform but Fuels Decline in the Balkans" offers a timely and sharp analysis of the EU’s approach to enlargement in the Western Balkans, highlighting inconsistencies between rhetoric and practice.
#EUEnlargement
📰 BiEPAG in the Media
Our BiEPAG Member @jomarovic.bsky.social with a comment for @newunionpost.bsky.social.
🔸 Montenegro’s path to the EU is not all smooth sailing
Read the whole article 👇
From judicial reforms to full alignment with the EU’s values, #Montenegro must demonstrate "tangible results and a steadfast commitment" if it hopes to realise its goal of becoming the 28th member state by 2028, said @jomarovic.bsky.social (@biepag.bsky.social)
newunionpost.eu/2025/05/30/m...
O našoj diskusiji večeras u Podgorici @reunir.bsky.social @biepag.bsky.social @jomarovic.bsky.social
www.vijesti.me/vijesti/poli...
📣Happening tomorrow in Podgorica!
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
18:00, Ceremonial Hall
Rectorate of the University of Montenegro
Join the discussion organised by INS @Univerzitet_CG
which will host our BiEPAG members @jomarovic.bsky.social
and @fbieber.bsky.social as speakers.
O odnosima Crne Gore i Hrvatske, blokadi poglavlja 31 i kako se to može odraziti na dalji tok procesa pregovora u novom BiEPAG podcastu. 🎤 #BiEPAGtalks
06.02.2025 12:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s finally out!
Next week we’re launching Indulging Kleptocracy in London:
- Monday 10 Feb, UK Parliament
- Tue 11 Feb, Frontline Club, chaired by @oliverbullough.bsky.social (who also wrote a cracking preface!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kleptoscop...
Stay tuned for more events to come
Nearly 400 academics and students from all over the world have signed the petition in support of the students in Serbia. You can also join the list: forms.gle/aWDQ2RjzeVL8...
02.02.2025 12:31 — 👍 16 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1Vrlo lijepo objašnjeno zašto niko ne treba da koristi X, a posebno ne EU zvaničnici.
31.01.2025 07:17 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Who can make it to the club in next 5 years: one or none?
In a new blog for @biepag.bsky.social, I address possible enlargement scenarios.
As a citizen of Montenegro I will conclude by estimating that there is a 50-50 chance of the first or last scenario happening.
www.biepag.eu/blog/ecs-age...
Srbija se stvarno umiriti ne može. ✨
Photo: IG katarina_mandarina
Ponosna svoje koleginice i kolege iz BiEPAG-a budući da zajedno potpisujemo pismo podrške studentkinjama i studentima u Srbiji, a u svjetlu kontroverznih izjava iz EU, te podsjećanja na ulogu koju EK i EP imaju u očuvanju demokratije. Uvijek na pravoj strani istorije!
27.01.2025 18:06 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Montenegro is fully aligned with CFSP and, at the same time, Russia has been in 2nd place in terms of FDI for the last 3 years, after Serbia. Golden passports are issued to Russians without problems. Sanctions have almost no effect on removing Russian influence from #WB as the region is not in #EU
27.01.2025 11:58 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Kokain loš, nikakav.
📍Zagreb #booksky
#protests in #Montenegro are organized by an informal group of students and joined by a large number of citizens. Attempts to politicize, marginalize and make them meaningless are unsuccessful. #responsibility for the Cetinje massacre and police reform are among the key demands.
26.01.2025 10:38 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
This appearance surprised us as much as the "Roman salute" at the inauguration.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Love for tens of thousands of Slovaks protesting against pro-Russian Fico. For freedom, always and everywhere!
#protestsinslovakia
Danas virtuelno štrajkujemo u znak solidarnosti sa pravom Srbijom, a śutra preporučujem da protegnemo noge.
24.01.2025 09:37 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Lijepo popodne na Centralnoevropskom univerzitetu u Beču: o mogućim scenarijima do 2030, Zajedničkoj vanjskoj i bebjednosnoj politici EU, Crnoj Gori i Zapadnom Balkanu i ostalim temama od značaja za proširenje. Pozitivne poruke iz Brisela su dobre, protesti još više.
23.01.2025 18:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Full house at @ceps-fp.bsky.social discussing how mining in the Balkans risks undermining EU integration @biepag.bsky.social w. @vedrandzihic.bsky.social @jomarovic.bsky.social @alekstomanic.bsky.social and Srdjan Majstorović
04.12.2024 15:36 — 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1