1.0European Western Balkanshttps://europeanwesternbalkans.comEWBhttps://europeanwesternbalkans.com/author/ewb/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VVtQwi1apz"><a href="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/12/30/eu-and-the-western-balkans-in-2025-five-things-to-watch-in-the-year-of-crossroads/">EU and the Western Balkans in 2025: Five Things to Watch in the Year of Crossroads</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/12/30/eu-and-the-western-balkans-in-2025-five-things-to-watch-in-the-year-of-crossroads/embed/#?secret=VVtQwi1apz" width="600" height="338" title="“EU and the Western Balkans in 2025: Five Things to Watch in the Year of Crossroads” — European Western Balkans" data-secret="VVtQwi1apz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/7977cff4-9310-4401-ba96-af8734205ee9-scaled.jpg25601705The year 2024 was marked by crucial elections – both in Europe and the United States – and the continued tensions in the most fragile parts of the Western Balkans. EU enlargement has the potential to stabilize the region and it has gained momentum in 2024. The main question in 2025 will be whether this […]