Serbia

Lessons from the Kosovo war: no time for European Complacency

The Kosovo war of 25 years ago serves as a reminder that frozen conflicts and bilateral disputes cannot be swept under the rug for long. In the current geopolitical environment, they will blow up in Europe’s face

By Agon Maliqi

The Rio Tinto Controversy in a Nutshell

Explainer

A basic explainer on the legal, technical and political aspects of the Rio Tinto lithium mine project in Western Serbia by our Environment and Energy Coordinator.

By Tibor Moldvai

Review of the Law on Energy Efficiency and Rational use of Energy

Considering that the system of EU energy regulations is a process of harmonization and balance between scientific, technological and social development related to energy consumption and the fight against climate change, in the Republic of Serbia, the need arose over time to adopt, in accordance with the "Clean Energy for All Europeans" package, a new law that will regulate the field of energy efficiency - the Law on Energy Efficiency and Rational Use of Energy

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A New Golden Age

The monument to the founder of the Nemanjić dynasty has been the subject of numerous criticisms, both because of its astronomical price and its over-dimensioned size, the location and controversial aesthetics. What does the monument to Stefan Nemanja say about the memory politics that the regime of Aleksandar Vučić wants to promote?

By Filip Ejdus

A Monument to Concealment

Although the topic of public monuments has not ceased to be the subject of various disputes in the last thirty years, it became even more current in Serbia recently when the construction of a megalomaniac bronze figure of Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja was decided and started in front of the former railway station in Belgrade.

By Branislav Dimitrijević

Overcoming Barriers to Business and Normalization

The Policy Paper “Overcoming barriers to business and normalization – Research of the economic and legal framework for doing business between Serbia and Kosovo” was prepared by the Forum for Ethnic Relations (FER) as part of the project “Economic Environment of Serbian Community in North Kosovo“supported by the Heinrich Böll Foundation’ Office for Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo in Belgrade, in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

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Democracy

DECISION IN BRUSSELS

A Comment on the decision of the European Council to start accession negotiations with Serbia.

Transparent politics

For accession to the European Union it is decisive that corruption and its roots in state capture and partocracy have to be successfully overcome.

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