The EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans was introduced in 2023 as a complementary enlargement instrument designed to foster economic convergence and social development alongside the broader Europeanisation process. What distinguishes this instrument, however, is not merely its economic ambition but its method – modelled on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Growth Plan … →
By Mahir Muharemović In: Constitutional and Human Rights Issues Region: SEE Region
In 2025, the European Convention on Human Rights commemorated its 75th anniversary. For the legal community, this milestone is not merely ceremonial; it represents three-quarters of a century of building a “common public order” across the continent. Yet, for the nations of South-East Europe, the data from this anniversary year serves less as a celebration … →
By Janko Paunović In: Constitutional and Human Rights Issues Region: Montenegro
This translation is a redesigned reproduction of the original article that was published on Verfassungsblog on the 15th of January 2026. The original article can be found at the following link Introduction The election of a new judge to the Montenegrin Constitutional Court on November 25, 2025, has once again revealed a structural problem: the judges … →
