Kosovo will enter the Council of Europe, BiH received the green light from the EC
The Belgrade-Prishtina dispute and the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina are the points in the Balkans that, according to the latest intelligence report made public, are of concern to Western partners. Diplomatic efforts to resolve at least some of the open issues have intensified. High representatives of the USA and the EU visiting Prishtina with recommendations, but also with conditions. Kurti's government ordered the return of the land to the Visoki Decani monastery, and in return it will receive membership in the Council of Europe. Journalist Ilir Aydini from Prishtina talks about these topics in
Labyrinth.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, received the green light from the European Commission, but that recommendation remains to be passed by the Council at a summit scheduled for March 21 and 22. With the journalist Adisa Imamović from Sarajevo, we talked about the expectations of the citizens, about the lack of possibility of an agreement between the political actors in BiH, but also about the political moves of Milorad Dodik that go in the direction of destabilizing the already fragile situation in Bosna and Herzegovina.
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France is dealing with the new political situation – Serbia is on its feet after the terrible accident in Novi Sad
Analysis of the situation in France and Georgia after the elections and testimony from the protests in Serbia
After the elections in France, a new momentum took place in French politics. The coalition is on glass legs, and new elections are possible only after a year - explains in Labyrinth, the political advisor from the ranks of Macron's party, Mathias Vasquez. Vasquez was also part of the observation mission of the elections in Georgia and gives us more detailed information about the irregularities in the implementation of the elections, which resulted in mass protests.
The young director Leonid Velkovski, who is currently studying in Novi Sad, is also a guest in Labyrinth, and he conveys to us the atmosphere of the mass protests that took place there after the terrible accident at the railway station in which 14 people died.
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Macedonia got a new President - Eastern European countries are fighting for democracy
Analysis of Macedonian diplomacy, Callings from Georgia and Ukraine on the situation with the protests and the war.
The first guest in this edition of Labyrinth is the former Ambassador of Macedonia to Sweden and Romania, Tihomir Ilievski. We talked about the oath taken by the new President and the reactions it caused among our neighbors. Despite the reactions and difficulties in bilateral relations, the diplomat is still optimistic about the European integration of Macedonia, as well as about the normalization of relations in the entire Balkans.
In Georgia, massive civil protests are taking place over the law on "foreign agents" which moves the country away from the European path, but also seriously threatens the livelihood and freedom of Georgian citizens. From Tbilisi, we were joined by Ekaterine Basilaia - director of the Center for Media and Social Research of Georgia, who explained in more detail what this law is and why so many people took to the streets. We discussed the use of excessive force by the police in arresting peaceful protesters and the legal fight to protect those detained.
In Labyrinth, we also included the volunteer in the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, Volodymyr Sapekhin. Volodymyr has been going to the fronts and back for more than two years. We talked about the current situation on the fronts, about the progress of Russian forces in the Kharkiv region, but also about his personal feelings about the two realities he lives in.
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Old parliamentary majority – tectonic changes in some member states after the Union elections
Analysis with Andreja Stojkovski: the European elections and Macedonian bilateral relations with the neighbors
The European elections ended without a change in the parliamentary majority, but with an increase in the number of far-right MPs. The composition of the European Parliament may not undergo major changes, but changes are taking place in the domestic politics of member states with great political influence. What this will mean for the Union and its individual policies in the future, we analyze with Andreja Stojkovski from the Prespa Institute. The enlargement policy, the green agenda, as well as the Common Foreign and Security Policy are some of the topics we discussed. We also analyzed our strained relations with our neighbors and the expectations from the future Macedonian Government when it comes to bilateral agreements with the neighbors.
