Augustin Palokaj

Western Balkans bounce back from 2020, but reforms needed to narrow gap with EU

4 min read Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia

Although the six Western Balkan countries aspiring to join the European Union, referred to as the WB6, are expected to have economic growth well above the EU average this year, the economic gap with member states remains large. In GDP per capita per purchasing power terms, all of the WB6

Summit shows West Balkans remain in EU limbo

5 min read Featured, Serbia, enlargement, European Union, integration, summit, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

Leaders of EU member states and six countries in the Western Balkans – known as the WB6 – will renew vows of a “shared future” at Brdo Castle near Slovenia capital Ljubljana on 6 October. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen travelled to all of the WB6 capitals in