Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks
by Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group
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The EU-Balkans Roundup #1: Elections, War Memory and the EU’s Pull
The EU-Balkans Roundup #1: Elections, War Memory and the EU’s Pull
About this podcast
Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks is a podcast series that offers an in-depth analysis and background information to current events in the Balkans, as well as discussions with leading policy analysts on important new studies.
Seriously Balkans is your regular update on what matters in the region, produced by the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 27 episodes
- The EU-Balkans Roundup #1: Elections, War Memory and the EU’s Pull · 45 min · Episode 27In the first EU-Balkans Roundup, Damir Kapidžić, Donika Emini, Florian Bieber and Tena Prelec take stock of four stories shaping the region. Florian looks at Serbia’s snap…
- Discussing France, EU Enlargement, and the Future of Europe · 43 min · Episode 26“Seriously Enlargement” is a new podcast series within Seriously Balkans: The BiEPAG Talks, hosted by BiEPAG member Donika Emini. The series explores EU enlargement from the…
- The Flamingo Revolution in Albania · 28 min · Episode 25The episode discusses the mass protests in Albania against the development of Sazan Island and the cost in Southern Albania by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Since, the protest…
- Mining & Real Estate in the Balkans: Is Corrosive Capital Western now? · 47 min · Episode 24There are growing tensions around mining, environmental justice, and large-scale investment projects in the Western Balkans. As the region becomes increasingly important for…
- A Change in Hungary: What does this mean for relations to the Balkans? · 33 min · Episode 23On April 12th, 2026, parliamentary elections in Hungary resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition Tisza party of Peter Magyar, ousting the incumbent Viktor Orban and his…
- The Student Protest Movement in Serbia: What does the Future hold? · 30 min · Episode 22More than a year of protests, resistance and demonstrations have confronted the authoritarian rule of Aleksandar Vučić. This episode of Seriously Balkans reflects on the status…
- The Western Balkans under Trump · 38 min · Episode 21In 2025 we saw fractures emerging in the transatlantic alliance as the second Trump administration pushed a new foreign policy vision focused on a sovereigntist understanding of…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 20 · 27 min · Episode 20Dayton at 30: Bosnia’s Post-War Generation This year marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Since then, a whole generational change has…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 19 · 33 min · Episode 19The Predicament of Media and Press Freedom in the Balkans During 2025, press freedom and independent journalism have come under sustained attack. The war in Ukraine, the…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 18 · 38 min · Episode 18A Change in Republika Srpska? Host: Damir Kapidžić, BiEPAG member Guests: Dženeta Karabegović, Associate Professor at the University of Salzburg, and Vedran Džihić, a member of…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 17 · 33 min · Episode 17Kosovo on the Edge: Democracy, Deadlock, and Geopolitics It’s been an eventful year in Kosovo. New general elections are a possible scenario while the country is still…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 16 · 38 min · Episode 16The Evolving Role of the European Political Community Host: Donika Emini, BiEPAG Member Guests: Odeta Barbullushi, Resident Professor at the College of Europe, Tirana Campus…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 15 · 27 min · Episode 15What the new German Government means for the Balkans? Host: Florian Bieber, BiEPAG Coordinator Guests: Frauke Seebass,Visiting Fellow, SWP & Associate Researcher, DGAP and Adi…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 14 · 32 minKosovo’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections and the Shifting Geopolitical Landscape Host: Damir Kapidžić, member of BiEPAG Guests: Donika Emini, member of BiEPAG and Gëzim Krasniqi…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 13 · 28 minStudent Protests in Serbia Host: Florian Bieber, BiEPAG Coordinator Guests: Danica (anonymous based on the request of the student plenum), Faculty of Chemistry, University of…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 12 · 27 min · Episode 12Croatia’s Role in the Region: Continuity or Change? Host: Tena Prelec, BiEPAG Member Guests: First part: Oliver Kannenberg (Research associate at IParl, Berlin) and Željko…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 11 · 32 min · Episode 11How do geopolitical interests impact democracy in the Balkans? Discussing how geopolitical interest shape the democracy in the Balkans, specifically the role of economic and…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 10 · 27 minBiEPAG's Coordinator Florian Bieber is hosting his guests Majda Ruge (Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR Berlin) and Milan Krstić (Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 9 · 19 min · Episode 9What do the results of the 2024 EU elections mean for the Western Balkans? Host: Damir Kapidžić, BiEPAG Member Guests: Dušan Reljić, Independent consultant and former Head of…
- Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 8 · 24 minThe 8th podcast episode of Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks is all about the recent repeated local and municipal elections in Serbia. BiEPAG's Member Tena Prelec discusses…
