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With war raging on the European Union’s eastern border and the bloc seeking to redefine its geopolitical identity, another political transformation is unfolding within: the growing influence of radical right and Eurosceptic parties. Once largely marginalised actors, these forces are now increasingly reshaping Europe’s political priorities from within national parliaments and Brussels. This report takes stock of the growing influence of radical right and Eurosceptic political forces within the EU and examines the implications for EU enlargement policy. By shedding light on the developments in several EU member states, this report aims to map the challenges that these dynamics are likely to pose for the rejuvenated momentum on EU enlargement…

This factsheet provides a condensed outline on how the growing influence of radical right and Eurosceptic parties is reshaping EU politics—and what this means for the future of EU enlargement.

Despite steps toward military normalization, Germany remains a security recipient—de facto still reliant on American forces stationed on its territory. This enduring dependence complicates its aspirations for strategic autonomy and limits its ability to fully transition into a leadership role in global security. Historically, Germany emphasized a strictly civilian and normative foreign policy approach. The shift toward military engagement—symbolized by the Kosovo

intervention and later reaffirmed by the Zeitenwende—marks a significant but still contested reorientation.

The successful EU accession process relies on three key elements: first, a credible promise of membership in a reasonable timeframe; second, comprehensive negotiations during which candidate countries align their legal frameworks with EU standards; and third, substantial financial and technical assistance aimed at supporting necessary reforms and convergence. With eroding credibility of the promise of membership, several models aimed at adapting the three key elements have been proposed, including single market membership and staged accession. Each offered different pathways for closer integration with the EU.

When asked about the concerns that drive them regarding the future of their respective countries, youth in Southeast Europe place corruption and unemployment at the top. This is the result of the representative Southeast Europe Youth Study 2024 commissioned by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, which surveyed the attitudes, hopes, and concerns of young people in twelve countries.

Fondacija Friedrich Ebert s ponosom predstavlja ovu publikaciju, koja označava duboko ukorenjenu posvećenost naše organizacije emancipaciji žena i promociji progresivnih vrednosti u društvu. U 2022. godini, zajedno sa Ženskom platformom za razvoj Srbije, pridružili smo se inspirativnoj inicijativi posvećenoj obeležavanju 80. godišnjice osnivanja Antifašističkog fronta žena Jugoslavije. Ova značajna godišnjica predstavljala je savršenu priliku da se usmeri pažnja na neustrašivost i posvećenost žena koje su se hrabro borile protiv fašizma i za ostvarivanje ženskih prava tokom složenih društvenih prilika prošlog veka. Kroz ovu inicijativu, naš cilj bio je ne samo da oživimo sećanje na te hrabre žene, već i da otvorimo dijalog o nasleđu…

Within the last PTD in 2023, join us on a journey into Southeast Europe's future as geopolitical shifts reshape the region. In this edition, our experts forecast SEE dynamics by 2030, offering critical tools for decision-making amidst global transformations. From the reverberations of the conflict in Ukraine to challenges in EU integration and the complex relations of the region with foreign actors, this volume argues for a recalibration of strategies for genuine progress.

The authors Vesna Pusić, Dušan Reljić, and Katerina Kolozova also emphasize other challenges, like that of depopulation and economic disparities hindering growth, and propose innovative social policies, including the promotion of immigration, to address depopulation…

Over the past century, interethnic relations between Albanians and Serbs have been defined by nationalism that has proven to be unhelpful and unsupportive of the resolution of tensions. Since the beginning of the 20th century, authentic social democratic positions have remained on the political and social margins primarily due to permanent power-related struggles in realpolitikal, rudimentary conditions of social and political mainstream activity. Nationalist ideologies have proven time and again to promote conflict and divisions for their own purposes.