Political Risk

BMI View: The European Council has again delayed a final decision on an entry date of accession for Bulgaria and Romania, though this does not alter our expectations of accession... 2006-05-25

The EU has suspended talks on a Stability and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia & Montenegro, due to a lack of co-operation with the international war crimes tribunal in... 2006-05-11

Macedonian parties have agreed to hold parliamentary elections in early July that are of vital importance to the country's political development. As senior officials have reiterated... 2006-05-09

Squabbles Ahead? - Although rather subjectively, we can already speculate on some of the areas which are most likely to become sources of confrontation among the three parties in... 2006-05-09

May 16 this year will prove a major turning point in the history of both Romania and neighbouring Bulgaria, with the publication of the European Commission's long-awaited report on... 2006-04-04

How much more can this government take? Already creaking under the strain of independence talks in Kosovo and Montenegro, the death of the infamous former prime minister, Slobodan... 2006-04-04

The Albanian state assembly's work has been brought almost to a standstill since the end of February by feuding between the government and opposition parties. Although the behaviour... 2006-04-04

Croatia's proposal for an extension of the existing Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) sounds remarkably like the EU's plan for a Western Balkan trading zone it rejected... 2006-03-07

The current year will be crucial for Macedonia's political and economic development. Having won EU candidacy in December, the government is striving to undertake judicial reforms... 2006-03-06

In November 2005, Serbia and Montenegro began SAA talks with the EU, marking a new era of integration. Yet, just a few months on, the demons of the Balkan wars already threaten to... 2006-03-06