Democracy and Human Rights

Orchestrated Campaign by Montenegrin PM against the CCE and Daliborka Uljarević Sparks Regional Concern

In response to this attack, civil society organizations, freethinking individuals, diplomatic missions, and international organizations in Montenegro and the region have expressed their solidarity and raised their voices. This case highlights the pressing need for stronger support for civil society's efforts towards EU integration, firmly anchored in progressive, green, and gender-sensitive values.

Snap parliamentary election in Montenegro - again with no clear majority

Analisys

The new movement “Europe Now!” (PES) has garnered the most votes in the snap parliamentary elections in Montenegro, with around 25.6 percent. Voter turnout was less than 57 percent. Difficult coalition negotiations are expected.

By Zoran Radulović

Grasp the Truth Based on Facts 5

Report

This publication is a report on illegal incidents aimed against queer persons which took place in 2021, which Da se zna! has registered during this period. The Report segregates data from reports on these incidents so as to include an analysis of: the source of the incident report; the location where the incident happened; the type of injury sustained by the survivor, their personal characteristics and their intersection, as well as the status of the reported incident in process before the authorities.

Montenegro Gets a New Government

Analisys

On April 28, Montenegro got a new, minority Government. Prime Minister Dritan Abazović’s cabinet, however, is one of the largest in the country’s recent, three-decades long history of multi-party democracy.

By Zoran Radulović

Serbia after the Elections - Hardly Anything New

Electoral results in Serbia

With everything that awaits us in the coming years, we must find a spark of optimism in the success achieved by the “Moramo” coalition and in the fact that self-organization and political action of individuals in Serbia is still possible. We can either join in and support that fight in the new cycle of the poisonous rule of Aleksandar Vučić, or keep being hostages to his politics.

By Miloš Ćirić

Position Paper On WB6

policy brief

Recommendations and expectations for German and European policy. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has direct and significant implications for the Western Balkans. The lack of a consistent and convincing EU perspective and U.S. engagement in the region opened up space for other actors and scenarios aimed at recomposing the Western Balkans as well as promoted regressive tendencies throughout the region.

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Serbia’s Position in the Context of the War in Ukraine – Reasons and Perspectives

Serbia has been wandering about in terms of both foreign policy and security for over 30 years now. Officials say Serbia supports Ukraine's territorial sovereignty and integrity, but it only joined in on the condemnation of Russia at multilateral forums.

By Igor Novaković

Statement regarding the unauthorized use of the symbols of the German Greens by a political party in Serbia

The Heinrich Böll Foundation, as an organization affiliated with the German Greens, feels a responsibility to respond to the unauthorized use of the symbols of the German Greens by a recently renamed political party in Serbia.

Report on Hate-Motivated Incidents Against LGBT+ Persons in Serbia for the Period of 2017-2021

Report

In addition to detailing instances of hate-motivated incidents against LGBT+ people in Serbia between 2017 and 2020, this report also provides a legal and social context for the Serbian judicial system's treatment of these issues (or lack thereof).

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Merkel’s Balkan legacy? Time to move forward

Comment

Looking back at 16 years of Angela Merkel's Balkan policy, there were ups and downs, but the objective of eventually bringing Serbia closer to the EU has failed. It is now high time for a fresh, new start to Germany‘s relationship to the key enabler or blocker of a European future for the region - Serbia.

By Simon Ilse

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