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The Initiative for a Staged accession to the EU
The Model for Staged accession to the EU is a novel approach to the enlargement policy based on the revised enlargement methodology.
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Strahinja Subotić
14 October 2024
Anesa Omeragić, Đorđe Dimitrov, Sava Mitrović
1 November 2024
Strahinja Subotić
22 November 2024
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Bridging the Gap: Convergence strategies for Western Balkans’ EU future
Nicola Pontara, Country Manager of the World Bank in Serbia. He talked with Milena Mihajlović, CEP Programme Director and WeBER 3.0

Initiatives

All in on EU Enlargement – Making Gradual Integration Work
Building upon CEP’s previous actions and achievements related to the Staged Accession Model, the main goal of this project is…

Altering EU free movement of workers in light of further enlargement: A common interest for the Netherlands and Western Balkans?
This project intends to analyse the future of freedom of movement for workers within the EU, particularly in the context…

Fighting Corruption in the Western Balkans as part of the EU’s Enlargement Reprioritisation
From December 2024 until November 2025, European Policy Centre (CEP – Belgrade) is implementing a project called “Fighting Corruption in…
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