Media reactions
2026
June
CDM
("Merz: The balancing policy pursued by Vučić between Russia, China and Europe is not possible")
5 June 2026
Pobjeda
("Merz: Serbia’s path to the EU is open, but it must decide where it sees its future")
5 June 2026
Pravda
("Merz: Serbia must choose between the European Union, Russia and China")
5 June 2026
Res Publica
("Europe showed its teeth against US interests in Bosnia and Herzegovina")
4 June 2026
Vijesti.ba
("The favourite for the new high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina has arrived in Sarajevo")
4 June 2026
Oslobođenje
("Ćerimagić on the PIC meeting: It is obvious that the American plan did not pass without resistance")
Interview by Adnan Ćerimagić
4 June 2026
Dnevni Avaz
("Adnan Ćerimagić for Avaz: Divisions within the international community are a serious warning for Bosnia and Herzegovina")
Interview by Adnan Ćerimagić
4 June 2026
WDR
("Deportations to third countries – logical or inhumane?")
Radio Interview with Gerald Knaus
3 June 2026
Vijesti
("The battle for the office of high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina")
3 June 2026
Dnevnik
("Stier claims that the era of hiding behind the OHR has come to an end")
3 June 2026
DW Hrvatski
("PIC meeting: The battle for the office of high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina")
3 June 2026
Novi.ba
("The battle for the office of high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina")
3 June 2026
POV International
("The EU and the Western Balkans are squeezed between an aggressive Russia and a confrontational United States")
3 June 2026
Radio Television of Montenegro RTCG
("The battle for the office of high representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina")
3 June 2026
Nezavisne Novine
("Antonio Costa in Sarajevo: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s European path and the Growth Plan")
3 June 2026
Buka
("What will Christian Schmidt be remembered for?")
3 June 2026
WDR
("Studio Interview: Gerald Knaus, Migration Researcher")
TV Interview with Gerald Knaus
2 June 2026
MDR
("“Diplomatic efforts with third countries haven't even really begun yet”")
TV Interview with Gerald Knaus
2 June 2026
DW BiH
("Bosnia and Herzegovina between EU reform conditions and the debate on the future of the OHR")
2 June 2026
Dnevni Avaz
("Ahead of the important PIC session and the selection of a new high representative: Will the OHR remain strong or become an empty shell?")
2 June 2026
N1
("Negotiations on the new high representative are entering the final phase, questions about the future of the OHR remain open")
1 June 2026
Večernji list
("This week the launch of the selection process for a new high representative in BiH, what is the future of the OHR?")
1 June 2026
Slobodna Bosna
("Negotiations on the new high representative are entering the final phase, questions about the future of the OHR remain open")
1 June 2026
May
Hans Seidel Stiftung
("A big promise")
Guest article by Gerald Knaus
Bd. 2026 (Mai 2026), 105, 36-45
Bd. 2026 (Mai 2026), 105, 36-45
31 May 2026
Kathimerini
("Behind the formula for Ukraine’s “half membership”")
31 May 2026
NRC
("Tighter controls to save the Refugee Convention")
Op-ed by Gerald Knaus and John Dalhuisen
28 May 2026
Cosmo WDR
("The EU and the Western Balkans")
Interview by Adnan Ćerimagić
27 May 2026
TV Sarajevo
("Ćerimagić: OHR – the arrival of the new high representative")
Interview with Adnan Ćerimagić
26 May 2026
Το Βήμα
("Gerald Knaus: "Ukraine should join the single European market"")
Interview with Gerald Knaus
25 May 2026
Radio Television of Montenegro RTCG
("EU dossier: Montenegro – chapters under scrutiny")
25 May 2026
Dnevnik
("The USA has begun in Bosnia a battle for the future of the Balkans, with consequences for Europe")
25 May 2026
Vox Pot
("A departure that pleased Putin. Where is Bosnia heading after the resignation of an influential official?")
25 May 2026
Dnevni Avaz
("Who will succeed Christian Schmidt and what powers will they have")
24 May 2026
Slobodna Bosna
("Not an impossible scenario: Who will replace Christian Schmidt and what is changing")
24 May 2026
N1 Croatia/Serbia/Slovenia/Bosnia
("Analysts on the American report on the Balkans: It is not what is written, but what has been omitted")
24 May 2026
N1 Croatia/Serbia/Slovenia/Bosnia
("Trump’s turn towards the Western Balkans is not what is written, but what has been omitted")
24 May 2026
Nezavisne Novine
("Merz proposal: EU enlargement and the Western Balkans")
22 May 2026
NIN
("Merz’s initiative on EU enlargement: What does it bring to the Western Balkans?")
22 May 2026
Danas
("Merz’s initiative: What will Serbia say, what Montenegro?")
22 May 2026
20 Minuten
("Migration expert warns: "Asylum applications can quickly rise again")
Interview with Kristof Bender
22 May 2026
Odgovor.ba
("Germany’s new plan for EU enlargement")
Interview by Adnan Ćerimagić
21 May 2026
Slobodna Bosna
("A major German plan revealed: Western Balkan states become EU members, but...")
21 May 2026
Nacional
("Merz’s approach: Germany backs ‘light’ EU membership for the Western Balkans and Ukraine – here is what it means")
21 May 2026
Radio Television of Montenegro RTCG
("Merz’s initiative on EU enlargement: What will Serbia say, what Montenegro?")
21 May 2026
Deutsche Welle
("Merz’s initiative for EU enlargement: Good news for the Western Balkans")
21 May 2026
Politicki
("New plan from Germany: The Western Balkans closer to the EU, but without voting rights")
21 May 2026
Republika
("German chancellor Merz offers privileged observer status in the EU for the countries of the Western Balkans")
21 May 2026
News.at
("Asylum applications in Austria at a historically low level")
19 May 2026