Western Balkans
The Western Balkans Center pursues the mission of spreading the Hungarian viewpoint in regional affairs, with an emphasis on European expansion, energy, security and migration. The WBC will continue HIIA’s flagship Budapest Balkans Forum and road shows, drawing on Hungary’s long experience with related issues—including the regional consequences of the war, bilateral relations and the prospects of EU enlargement.
News
BBF on Tour 2.0 in Athens: Enlargement and the Western Balkans
BBF on Tour 2.0 Sofia: Enhancing Connectivity within the EU: the Schengen Area Enlargement
BBF on Tour 2.0 in Zagreb: Bridging Gaps, Bridging Europe: Hungary, Croatia, and the Strategic Enlargement of the Western Balkan
Has Central Europe’s Position on Immigration Been Vindicated? A Paradigm Shift in EU Migration Policy
The Serbian gold mine: strategic partnerships in the shadow of lithium
North Macedonia at the crossroad of politics and infrastructure
Budapest Outlook 2024/4: Where is the Future? Youth Voices of the Western Balkans on the EU Integration
Budapest Outlook 2024/3: Serbian foreign policy and great power competition
Events
Western Balkans’ Panorama: Political Turns and Deepening Crises
Emerging Foreign Policy Trajectories in the Western Balkans: The Serbian Outlook
Shared Neighbourhood, European Experience: The Western Balkans Files
Brussels Calling: Road to the Single Market
The Role of the International Community in Ensuring a Safe and Secure Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Studies
HIIA 4:1 – After Opening Accession Negotiations: What is Next for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
In the 4:1 series of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, four experts give a short answer to the same question concerning international politics and economics.
The Western Balkans as a Hungarian foreign policy priority
MKI Position Paper – Julianna Ármás & Cintia Viola
Julianna ÁRMÁS
Research Fellow, Research Center Coordinator
Cintia VIOLA
Research Fellow