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8 September 2026

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How the European Union governs itself: the Commission, the Council, the Parliament, and the member-state politics that decide what actually happens.

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Serbia's EU path complicated by democratic backsliding and Kosovo deadlock

President Vucic's re-election amid documented irregularities, the resignation of a prime minister over a deadly infrastructure collapse, and Brussels' insistence on Kosovo normalisation define a critical juncture for the Western Balkan candidate.

By Clara Devereux · 1 May 2012 · 8 min read