Wouter Zweers
@wouterzweers.bsky.social
Research Fellow on EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood policies @clingendael.bsky.social, Rotterdammer, motorcyclist, amateur mechanic and musician
🔴Watch our livestream Friday marking 30 years of the Dayton Peace Agreement, with @wouterzweers.bsky.social and guests. Co-organised with @hcss.bsky.social and the BiH-NL Thinktank. What are the complex challenges for Bosnia and Herzegovina? ℹ️Details and stream: www.clingendael.org/event/dayton...
He engaged in a conversation with Clingendael researcher Wouter Zweers and an audience that included students, journalists, policymakers, and researchers. They discussed topics such as Albania’s EU candidate status, the country’s role in NATO, organised crime, and migration.
Clingendael director Monika Sie welcomed Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama today.
[Analysis] #EUEnlargment & #EUPolitics: Do the #Dutch #election outcomes affect the #Netherlands position on #EU Enlargement? by @wouterzweers.bsky.social | @clingendael.bsky.social www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...
Do the Dutch election outcomes affect the Netherlands position on EU Enlargement? - PubAffairs Bruxelles
EU policies, including enlargement, received scant attention in the run-up to the October 29 elections in the Netherlands. Yet, the next Dutch government might be a key factor in Montenegro’s and Alba...
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🔔BiEPAG member Frauke M. Seebass and @wouterzweers.bsky.social on the recent elections in Netherlands 🔶Do the Dutch election outcomes affect the #Netherlands position on #EUEnlargement? 🔎 possible coalitions, as well as the public perceptions and attitudes👇 🔗 www.biepag.eu/blog/do-the-...
Renewed discussion in Brussels on majority decision-making in EU enlargement after a proposal by European Council President António Costa. A report written in 2024 by, among others, @wouterzweers.bsky.social on perceived risks and feasibility. www.clingendael.org/publication/...
Unblocking decision-making in EU enlargement
The EU enlargement process has been bogged down for at least the past decade. While the new geopolitical landscape and urgency created following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought EU enlargement...
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''Moldavië maakt deel uit van de regio waar Rusland vindt dat het de meeste invloed zou moeten hebben en waar de EU en de NAVO zich niet mee zouden moeten bemoeien", zegt @wouterzweers.bsky.social in aanloop naar de parlementsverkiezingen in Moldavië. www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/b...
Gaat Moldavië richting Rusland of de EU?
Kandidaat-EU-lid Moldavië houdt dit weekend parlementsverkiezingen. Daarbij staan Moldaviërs voor de keuze tussen een pro-Europese, of een pro-Russische koers. Volgens president Maia Sandu zou Rusland...
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Explore an interactive geopolitical map of the Western Balkans, highlighting relationships with key regional and global powers, like the EU, China and Russia. A complex web of positive and tense relations.🕸️ 🔎Map and report by @wouterzweers.bsky.social: www.clingendael.org/publication/...
Kosovo faces hurdles on its EU path. To move forward, Prishtina must revive its dialogue with Belgrade, write @dimitarbechev.bsky.social, @ilirianagjoni.bsky.social, Lukáš Macek, @milanninberlin.bsky.social, @nikoxw.bsky.social, and @wouterzweers.bsky.social. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Overcoming Inertia in Kosovo
Kosovo continues to face significant obstacles on its path to EU membership. To move forward, Prishtina must revive its dialogue with Belgrade, while the union should provide a clear road map for easi...
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@politico.eu takes note of the latest Kosovo paper written by @wouterzweers.bsky.social, among others. “Although Kosovo’s caretaker government seems to be in denial, the country has an EU problem on its hands.'' Read the advice by Wouter and his co-researchers: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
New paper on #Kosovo's political dynamics, EU integration path and stalled dialogue with Serbia is out now with #CarnegieEurope! Link: carnegieendowment.org/research/202... @clingendael.bsky.social
Overcoming Inertia in Kosovo
Kosovo continues to face significant obstacles on its path to EU membership. To move forward, Prishtina must revive its dialogue with Belgrade, while the union should provide a clear road map for easi...
carnegieendowment.org
Verkiezingsuitslag #Albanië laat op zich wachten, pro-Europese premier Rama stevent af op winst www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... in @nrc.nl
Verkiezingsuitslag Albanië laat op zich wachten, pro-Europese premier Rama stevent af op winst
Verkiezingen Albanië: Het bekendmaken van de uitslag duurt langer dan gebruikelijk, maar de Albanese premier Edi Rama lijkt af te stevenen op een vierde termijn. In eigen land heerst hij met harde han...
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I am back from an incredibly rewarding week in #Kyiv, where I had the privilege of delivering intensive training to Ukrainian civil servants — alongside my fantastic @clingendael.bsky.social colleagues @jsoldatiuk.bsky.social and Max Eleveld
New @clingendael.bsky.social report out on the situation in Ukraine and the consequences for refugees in the Netherlands and other EU member states: 'Between Deals and Threats'. Read it here (NL): www.clingendael.org/publication/...
Tussen deals en dreiging: Beschermingsopdracht Oekraïense ontheemden
Drie jaar na de start van de grootschalige Russische invasie van Oekraïne is het einde van de oorlog nog steeds onzeker en volgen de gebeurtenissen elkaar in sneltreinvaart op.
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Security threats in the Western Balkans arise from tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. Concerns about broader unrest in the region remain. @wouterzweers.bsky.social and his co-authors present potential scenarios. www.clingendael.org/publication/...
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New Report @clingendael.bsky.social about gradual integration. Can the EU sustain the geopolitical enlargement momentum without compromising its stringent accession criteria? #transport #labourmigration #gradualintegration #eu 1/5🧵
Gradual integration of candidate countries into the European Union
The gradual integration of candidate countries into the European Union (EU) could help sustain the renewed enlargement momentum that emerged after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, without compromising...
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🚨 Nieuw @clingendael.bsky.social: Security and Stability Scenarios for the Western Balkans – Are the EU, NATO and the Netherlands Prepared?" 📖💡 www.clingendael.org/publication/... #NAVO #EU #WestelijkeBalkan
Security and stability scenarios for the Western Balkans
This report introduces a comprehensive overview of the factors that will influence security and stability developments in the Western Balkans in the next five years and weighs these in terms of their ...
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Goed artikel over georganiseerde misdaad en corruptie in Servië in @nrcnl.bsky.social gisteren: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
‘Kijk baby, Mexico in Belgrado.’ Hoe Servische drugscriminelen buiten schot blijven door grootschalige corruptie
Drugscriminaliteit: Een superhack wierp in 2020 licht op de praktijken van Servische drugscriminelen. Grote juridische gevolgen bleven echter uit, mede door de hechte banden met de politiek.
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Hoe moet Europa reageren op de 'elektroshock' van Trumps Amerika? Met 15 @clingendael.bsky.social collega's reageer ik op die vraag in de Clingendael Spectator - Saskia Hollander en ik gaan daarbij in op het thema EU uitbreiding. Lees het hier: spectator.clingendael.org/nl/publicati...
Liggen Amerika en Europa in een vechtscheiding?
Hoe moet Europa reageren op de 'elektroshock' van Trumps Amerika?
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New ELIAMEP report on 'The rise of radical right and Eurosceptic political forces and the impact on the EU’s enlargement policy' by Ioannis Alexandris shows how radical right parties share thematic concerns shaping their views on #EUenlargement which may further politicise the issue in years to come
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Paar observaties voor wat betreft de #protesten in #Servië. #draadje Sommige bronnen spreken over 100.000+ mensen op de been gisteravond. De afgelopen jaren zijn er eerder grote demonstraties geweest maar dit lijkt groter en breder gedragen. Bron foto: Boris Malagurski (op X).
Great article providing context to current protests in Serbia (in German) with insights from @fbieber.bsky.social www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Proteste in Serbien: "Demonstrierende werden von der EU und den USA allein gelassen"
Die Proteste hätten eine neue Qualität erreicht, sagt Florian Bieber, Leiter des Zentrums für Südosteuropastudien der Uni Graz. Für den Machterhalt zwingt Präsident Vučić einen Teil seiner Regierung z...
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Florian Bieber@fbieber.bsky.social · 2y agoZu den Protesten in Serbien. Adelheid Wölfl in @derstandard.at mit meinen Kommentaren: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
BREAKING: Visa-free travel for Georgian diplomatic passports has been suspended. The decision will come into effect in the coming days. Per RFL/RL’s Rikard Jozwiak from Brussels
Students protesting in #Serbia for months now after the collapse of Novi Sad railway station canopy that left 15 casualties in November, are joined today by workers and pensioners, showcasing wider dissatisfaction with Serbia's state of democracy, corruption etc.
