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Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On today's complex elections in #Bosnia👇 - The outcome in RS = determining factor for BiH’s EU path, geopolitical risks - no High Rep; the Western consensus over the Dayton post-war order broken - How should #EU address the shift of US policy? Read our new @dgap.org paper: dgap.org/en/research/...

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Internationale Politik Quarterly @ipq.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

NEW in our #FutureShapeofEurope series 🇪🇺 @milanninberlin.bsky.social is sketching out what is and what isn't on the EU enlargement agenda in the coming weeks, and what's at stake. ip-quarterly.com/en/narrow-wi...

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A Narrow Window of Opportunity

The coming weeks will be crucial when it comes to setting the EU on a sustained enlargement path.

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Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎥 Fyi tomorrow morning at 8:30 CET; you can still register ⤵️ dgap.org/en/events/dg...

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DGAP's Morning Briefing

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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

“I think this is crunch time on enlargement. So what is realistic? We will see after the June European Council,” @milanninberlin.bsky.social told @zecsaky.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast, listen here: buff.ly/TBagUtJ

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Zselyke Csaky @zecsaky.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

With Hungary lifting its veto on accession for Ukraine (and Moldova) and the Western Balkans Summit coming tomorrow, @milanninberlin.bsky.social was indeed correct that it's crunch time for enlargement. Listen to our latest podcast below 👇 www.ft.com/content/c78f...

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Hungary lifts 17-month veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid

Also in this newsletter: Talking tough and acting soft on migration

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Zselyke Csaky @zecsaky.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I spoke to Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social about where things are going (but also, not going) on enlargement and how to make sense of the recent flurry of ideas on associate membership, veto rights, etc. It turned out to be a more optimistic conversation than I expected! Tune in below 👇

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Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

As France managed to delay start of working group to draft Montenegro's accession treaty, new focus of enlargement debate in 2026: 📌 internal EU reforms 📌parameters of the future membership 🔴 Risk: as 🇪🇺 is not (yet) ready to enlarge, some will hide behind tougher scrutiny of the leading hopefuls

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Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thanks for picking up my comment in today’s Newsletter: 🟢 How France tried to slow Montenegro’s EU accession For a week 🇫🇷 was blocking 2 out of 5 negotiating chapters. “Paris was toying with the idea of slowing down 🇲🇪 in order to achieve some other objectives,” said Milan Nič @dgap.org👇

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Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Conference on EU connectivity in the Eastern neighborhood just started in Brussels Organized by @dgap.org with support from @ec.europa.eu dgap.org/en/events/eu...

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Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Starting soon at DGAP in Berlin - podium discussion on 🇷🇸 Serbia’s escalating domestic crisis & implications for EU enlargement, Germany’s Balkan policy dgap.org/en/events/se...

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Serbia’s Escalating Domestic Crisis

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

That‘s why it‘s all the more important to take a close look at what Washington Post photographer captured.

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Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Kudos to @shahinvallee.bsky.social @josephdeweck.bsky.social for putting together a great forward-looking workshop on ‘Reforming the #Schuldenbremse & #EU Fiscal Framework’ at @dgap.org with @delorsberlin.bsky.social

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DGAP @dgap.org · 10/03/2025

„Von Weckrufen & Instrumentenkästen“ – beim @internationalepolitik.de-Event mit @joerglau.bsky.social, @carlomasala1.bsky.social & @claudmajor.bsky.social sezieren wir Phrasen der Außenpolitik. Lau kritisiert: „Prinzipielle Statements ersetzen die strategische Diskussion.“ Heute reden wir Klartext.

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Steven Blockmans @stevenblockmans.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

A terrific visual investigation about Russia’s low-risk, high-reward hybrid war on NATO countries’ critical infrastructure ig.ft.com/baltic-sea/?...

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Inside Russia’s shadow war in the Baltics

A series of suspected sabotage incidents has exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s undersea infrastructure

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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Unsurprising

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DGAP @dgap.org · 23/01/2025

We are discussing shifting security trends, the war’s impact on 🇪🇺 strategy and key elements for a revised EaP policy & the interplay between domestic & foreign threats. #Geopolitics #EU #EaP /2 @meistefan1.bsky.social @pociumban.bsky.social

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DGAP @dgap.org · 23/01/2025

DGAP is thrilled to hold a workshop of the Eastern Partnership Think Tank Network under the 🇪🇺 Polish Presidency 🇵🇱 on redefining the EU’s role as a security actor in the Eastern Neighbourhood. With 🇷🇺’s war on 🇺🇦 & hybrid threats, trade & energy are increasingly securitized. /1

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Milan Nic @milanninberlin.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Welcome dinner at Warsaw workshop on security dimension of EU policy towards Eastern neighborhood #EaP co-organized by @dgap.org @mieroszewskipl.bsky.social @poland25eu @polandmfa.bsky.social

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DGAP @dgap.org · 21/01/2025

What to expect in the Western Balkans in 2025? Last Friday, our expert Milan Nič took part in a virtual panel discussion organised by @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social on the region & the key developments we can expect in the upcoming months. Take a look now! 📺

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What to watch in the Western Balkans in 2025

YouTube video by AtlanticCouncil

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