Talk Eastern Europe Episode 9: What’s up in the Western Balkans?
This episode takes a closer look at the current developments in the Western Balkans, including the North Macedonian name agreement, the Kosovo-Serbia border swap negotiations and recent protests in Serbia and Montenegro.
April 1, 2019 -
Adam Reichardt
Maciej Makulski
- 
Blogs and podcasts
Statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje (North Macedonia). Photo: Adam Reichardt
All of these developments have the possibility of making headway against the current status quo in the Western Balkans and bring these countries closer to the European Union.
The episode features an interview with Valerie Hopkins, a journalist with the Financial Times covering the Western Balkans. You can follow her on Twitter here: @VALERIEin140
Resources:
“What could a Serbia-Kosovo border swap achieve?” By Florian Bieber, New Eastern Europe issue 2/2019: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/03/05/what-could-a-serbia-kosovo-border-swap-achieve/
“Macedonia is turning the page”. Exclusive interview with Zoran Zaev, the prime minister of the Republic of Macedonia. New Eastern Europe Issue 2/2108: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2018/02/26/macedonia-turning-page/
Music featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0
Opening theme: “Sum of My Fears” by Dazie Mae: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dazie_Mae/Last_Jazz_in_Paris/03-1518107-Dazie_Mae-Sum_of_My_Fears
“Going In Circles” by Lee Rosevere, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_6/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_For_Podcasts_6_-_03_Going_In_Circles
Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Podcast, Serbia, Western Balkans
