Dragoș Ioniță
@dragosionita.bsky.social
Researcher of Europeanization and #EUenlargement in the #WesternBalkans; MA in Diplomacy and International Negotiations at #SNSPA Bucharest
#Balkan Region enthusiast
Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dragos-Ionita-6
#Balkan Region enthusiast
Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dragos-Ionita-6
#NorthMacedonia:
- Most citizens get their news from national TV & social media.
- 76% of respondents stating they would like to see the country join the Union.
- Public support for #NATO stands at 74%.
- #Bulgaria emerges as the most frequently cited security concern.
- Most citizens get their news from national TV & social media.
- 76% of respondents stating they would like to see the country join the Union.
- Public support for #NATO stands at 74%.
- #Bulgaria emerges as the most frequently cited security concern.
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
#NorthMacedonia:
- Most citizens get their news from national TV & social media.
- 76% of respondents stating they would like to see the country join the Union.
- Public support for #NATO stands at 74%.
- #Bulgaria emerges as the most frequently cited security concern.
- Most citizens get their news from national TV & social media.
- 76% of respondents stating they would like to see the country join the Union.
- Public support for #NATO stands at 74%.
- #Bulgaria emerges as the most frequently cited security concern.
[email protected] for @biepag.bsky.social:
"Years were lost. No — decades. Twenty-two years since the Thessaloniki promise, and the #WesternBalkans is still orbiting the EU like a satellite nobody wants to land."
www.biepag.eu/blog/why-the...
"Years were lost. No — decades. Twenty-two years since the Thessaloniki promise, and the #WesternBalkans is still orbiting the EU like a satellite nobody wants to land."
www.biepag.eu/blog/why-the...
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
[email protected] for @biepag.bsky.social:
"Years were lost. No — decades. Twenty-two years since the Thessaloniki promise, and the #WesternBalkans is still orbiting the EU like a satellite nobody wants to land."
www.biepag.eu/blog/why-the...
"Years were lost. No — decades. Twenty-two years since the Thessaloniki promise, and the #WesternBalkans is still orbiting the EU like a satellite nobody wants to land."
www.biepag.eu/blog/why-the...
A new brief for CeSPI's Balkan Focus analyses #Montenegro’s accession trajectory, highlighting structural weaknesses within #EUenlargement framework and identifying priority actions to meet Podgorica’s goals of joining the Union by 2028.
More: www.cespi.it/sites/defaul...
More: www.cespi.it/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
A new brief for CeSPI's Balkan Focus analyses #Montenegro’s accession trajectory, highlighting structural weaknesses within #EUenlargement framework and identifying priority actions to meet Podgorica’s goals of joining the Union by 2028.
More: www.cespi.it/sites/defaul...
More: www.cespi.it/sites/defaul...
One year since the beginning of mass protests in #Serbia, director Raul Abellan accepted the invitation to discuss with students from #SNSPA after the screening of his documentary "Wake Up, Serbia! #Pumpaj: The Student Uprising".
The movie can be watched here: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
The movie can be watched here: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
One year since the beginning of mass protests in #Serbia, director Raul Abellan accepted the invitation to discuss with students from #SNSPA after the screening of his documentary "Wake Up, Serbia! #Pumpaj: The Student Uprising".
The movie can be watched here: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
The movie can be watched here: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
The President disregards the dangerous provisions of the US-proposed "peace deal". The Parliament in Bucharest is absent from a common statement regarding the need to respect #Ukraine's territorial integrity & sovereignty.
And some still wonder why is #Romania absent from the negotiating table... 🤔
And some still wonder why is #Romania absent from the negotiating table... 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The President disregards the dangerous provisions of the US-proposed "peace deal". The Parliament in Bucharest is absent from a common statement regarding the need to respect #Ukraine's territorial integrity & sovereignty.
And some still wonder why is #Romania absent from the negotiating table... 🤔
And some still wonder why is #Romania absent from the negotiating table... 🤔
Three countries, only two appropriate reactions to the latest "peace deal" proposed by the US.
We need a firm common stance against plans to force #Ukraine into a disastrous capitulation.
#Romania, please listen to & read carefully the clear positions taken by #Poland & #Lithuania.
We need a firm common stance against plans to force #Ukraine into a disastrous capitulation.
#Romania, please listen to & read carefully the clear positions taken by #Poland & #Lithuania.
November 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Three countries, only two appropriate reactions to the latest "peace deal" proposed by the US.
We need a firm common stance against plans to force #Ukraine into a disastrous capitulation.
#Romania, please listen to & read carefully the clear positions taken by #Poland & #Lithuania.
We need a firm common stance against plans to force #Ukraine into a disastrous capitulation.
#Romania, please listen to & read carefully the clear positions taken by #Poland & #Lithuania.
#Montenegro:
- Online news portals (51%) & social media (45%) serve as the leading sources of political information;
- The EU stands out as the preferred security partner with 46% support. The USA follows at 19%, while Russia is at 17%;
- About 52% support NATO, 33% oppose it.
- Online news portals (51%) & social media (45%) serve as the leading sources of political information;
- The EU stands out as the preferred security partner with 46% support. The USA follows at 19%, while Russia is at 17%;
- About 52% support NATO, 33% oppose it.
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#Montenegro:
- Online news portals (51%) & social media (45%) serve as the leading sources of political information;
- The EU stands out as the preferred security partner with 46% support. The USA follows at 19%, while Russia is at 17%;
- About 52% support NATO, 33% oppose it.
- Online news portals (51%) & social media (45%) serve as the leading sources of political information;
- The EU stands out as the preferred security partner with 46% support. The USA follows at 19%, while Russia is at 17%;
- About 52% support NATO, 33% oppose it.
The @biepag.bsky.social team analyzes the 2025 Enlargement Package👇
#Montenegro - tinyurl.com/yzn47pf8
#Serbia - tinyurl.com/4kdkfsaj
#BosniaHerzegovina - tinyurl.com/24ueekvt
#Kosovo - tinyurl.com/54wvvrwk
#Albania - tinyurl.com/4ucd4j3d
#NorthMacedonia - tinyurl.com/yc4px6cu
#Montenegro - tinyurl.com/yzn47pf8
#Serbia - tinyurl.com/4kdkfsaj
#BosniaHerzegovina - tinyurl.com/24ueekvt
#Kosovo - tinyurl.com/54wvvrwk
#Albania - tinyurl.com/4ucd4j3d
#NorthMacedonia - tinyurl.com/yc4px6cu
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The @biepag.bsky.social team analyzes the 2025 Enlargement Package👇
#Montenegro - tinyurl.com/yzn47pf8
#Serbia - tinyurl.com/4kdkfsaj
#BosniaHerzegovina - tinyurl.com/24ueekvt
#Kosovo - tinyurl.com/54wvvrwk
#Albania - tinyurl.com/4ucd4j3d
#NorthMacedonia - tinyurl.com/yc4px6cu
#Montenegro - tinyurl.com/yzn47pf8
#Serbia - tinyurl.com/4kdkfsaj
#BosniaHerzegovina - tinyurl.com/24ueekvt
#Kosovo - tinyurl.com/54wvvrwk
#Albania - tinyurl.com/4ucd4j3d
#NorthMacedonia - tinyurl.com/yc4px6cu
"In 2025 #Montenegro, xenophobia isn’t whispered, it’s operationalized. It’s part of the logistics."
www.biepag.eu/blog/sealed-...
www.biepag.eu/blog/sealed-...
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"In 2025 #Montenegro, xenophobia isn’t whispered, it’s operationalized. It’s part of the logistics."
www.biepag.eu/blog/sealed-...
www.biepag.eu/blog/sealed-...
The students in #Serbia set a standard for civic responsibility in a context where institutions no longer function in the public interest. They showed that when democracy collapses, it does not return by decree or negotiation. It is reclaimed. It is built in the street, in the refusal to withdraw.
November 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The students in #Serbia set a standard for civic responsibility in a context where institutions no longer function in the public interest. They showed that when democracy collapses, it does not return by decree or negotiation. It is reclaimed. It is built in the street, in the refusal to withdraw.
#BosniaHerzegovina:
- 16% of citizens are satisfied with the national direction.
- 17% of citizens plan to emigrate, citing political instability, lack of respect for rights & corruption.
- 72% of respondents support joining the EU.
- 54% in favour of NATO membership.
- 16% of citizens are satisfied with the national direction.
- 17% of citizens plan to emigrate, citing political instability, lack of respect for rights & corruption.
- 72% of respondents support joining the EU.
- 54% in favour of NATO membership.
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
#BosniaHerzegovina:
- 16% of citizens are satisfied with the national direction.
- 17% of citizens plan to emigrate, citing political instability, lack of respect for rights & corruption.
- 72% of respondents support joining the EU.
- 54% in favour of NATO membership.
- 16% of citizens are satisfied with the national direction.
- 17% of citizens plan to emigrate, citing political instability, lack of respect for rights & corruption.
- 72% of respondents support joining the EU.
- 54% in favour of NATO membership.
Danas nema važnijeg mesta od Novog Sada....🕯️
November 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Danas nema važnijeg mesta od Novog Sada....🕯️
The College of Europe will host, beginning early 2025, a new diplomatic programme: the EU Diplomatic Programme for the Enlargement Region.
Interested candidates to join the new residential programme are invited to apply before December 9th.
Details: www.coleurope.eu/call-applica...
Interested candidates to join the new residential programme are invited to apply before December 9th.
Details: www.coleurope.eu/call-applica...
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The College of Europe will host, beginning early 2025, a new diplomatic programme: the EU Diplomatic Programme for the Enlargement Region.
Interested candidates to join the new residential programme are invited to apply before December 9th.
Details: www.coleurope.eu/call-applica...
Interested candidates to join the new residential programme are invited to apply before December 9th.
Details: www.coleurope.eu/call-applica...
"When faced with a situation where media pluralism – once among the key achievements and defining values that distinguished #Kosovo from the rest of the #WesternBalkans – has become threatened, and where attacking the media has turned into a norm."
www.biepag.eu/blog/youre-n...
www.biepag.eu/blog/youre-n...
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"When faced with a situation where media pluralism – once among the key achievements and defining values that distinguished #Kosovo from the rest of the #WesternBalkans – has become threatened, and where attacking the media has turned into a norm."
www.biepag.eu/blog/youre-n...
www.biepag.eu/blog/youre-n...
#Albania:
- 64% of citizens rely on TV for information, followed by foreign TV/media & social media;
- 19% plan to move abroad, underscoring mobility trends;
- Public opinion remains overwhelmingly in favour of joining the EU;
- #Serbia & #Russia are seen as main external challenges.
- 64% of citizens rely on TV for information, followed by foreign TV/media & social media;
- 19% plan to move abroad, underscoring mobility trends;
- Public opinion remains overwhelmingly in favour of joining the EU;
- #Serbia & #Russia are seen as main external challenges.
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
In #NorthMacedonia’s local elections, the biggest losers are the citizens. Low turnout (46%) reflects deep voter apathy & disillusionment, especially among ethnic Albanians. Gender representation remains poor: only one woman elected.
A @biepag.bsky.social analysis: www.biepag.eu/biepag-to-th...
A @biepag.bsky.social analysis: www.biepag.eu/biepag-to-th...
October 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
In #NorthMacedonia’s local elections, the biggest losers are the citizens. Low turnout (46%) reflects deep voter apathy & disillusionment, especially among ethnic Albanians. Gender representation remains poor: only one woman elected.
A @biepag.bsky.social analysis: www.biepag.eu/biepag-to-th...
A @biepag.bsky.social analysis: www.biepag.eu/biepag-to-th...
The forthcoming local elections will serve as a test of #NorthMacedonia’s political maturity. Their outcome will determine not only the strength of Hristijan Mickoski’s government but also the future balance of power among Albanian political actors.
www.ifimes.org/en/researche...
www.ifimes.org/en/researche...
October 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The forthcoming local elections will serve as a test of #NorthMacedonia’s political maturity. Their outcome will determine not only the strength of Hristijan Mickoski’s government but also the future balance of power among Albanian political actors.
www.ifimes.org/en/researche...
www.ifimes.org/en/researche...
New Europe College has just launched the Call for Applications for its fellowship programs. Romanian and international candidates in the humanities and social sciences may apply.
Deadline for submitting applications: 18 January 2026.
Details: nec.ro/fellowships/...
Deadline for submitting applications: 18 January 2026.
Details: nec.ro/fellowships/...
October 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
New Europe College has just launched the Call for Applications for its fellowship programs. Romanian and international candidates in the humanities and social sciences may apply.
Deadline for submitting applications: 18 January 2026.
Details: nec.ro/fellowships/...
Deadline for submitting applications: 18 January 2026.
Details: nec.ro/fellowships/...
" #Montenegro’s accession could restore the credibility of #EUenlargement, proving that conditionality still works and that reforms, not rhetoric, bring results. It would create a long-awaited success story in a region trapped in transition".
www.biepag.eu/blog/in-sear...
www.biepag.eu/blog/in-sear...
October 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
" #Montenegro’s accession could restore the credibility of #EUenlargement, proving that conditionality still works and that reforms, not rhetoric, bring results. It would create a long-awaited success story in a region trapped in transition".
www.biepag.eu/blog/in-sear...
www.biepag.eu/blog/in-sear...
A new initiative, converge2eu, was launched by The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (@wiiw.ac.at) in order to provide an in-depth, data-driven analysis of how countries the #WesternBalkans are progressing toward EU standards of living.
Details: wiiw.ac.at/bridging-the...
Details: wiiw.ac.at/bridging-the...
October 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A new initiative, converge2eu, was launched by The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (@wiiw.ac.at) in order to provide an in-depth, data-driven analysis of how countries the #WesternBalkans are progressing toward EU standards of living.
Details: wiiw.ac.at/bridging-the...
Details: wiiw.ac.at/bridging-the...
An infographic created by Think for Europe provides an overview of #Serbia’s Reform Agenda implementation up to June 2025, highlighting progress made, pending measures, and key challenges across priority areas.
reform-monitor.org/reform-agend...
reform-monitor.org/reform-agend...
September 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
An infographic created by Think for Europe provides an overview of #Serbia’s Reform Agenda implementation up to June 2025, highlighting progress made, pending measures, and key challenges across priority areas.
reform-monitor.org/reform-agend...
reform-monitor.org/reform-agend...
A new study analyses #Russia’s influence in the #EasternTrio & the #WesternBalkans over the past decade, focusing on its political, economic & societal dimensions. It systematically measures & compares Russian leverage across nine EU candidate countries.
invigorat.eu/wp-content/u...
invigorat.eu/wp-content/u...
September 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A new study analyses #Russia’s influence in the #EasternTrio & the #WesternBalkans over the past decade, focusing on its political, economic & societal dimensions. It systematically measures & compares Russian leverage across nine EU candidate countries.
invigorat.eu/wp-content/u...
invigorat.eu/wp-content/u...
The European Fund for the Balkans is looking for a Program Officer for the Common Ground Program, which helps grow trust, solidarity, dialogue, overcoming divides across the #WesternBalkans.
Details and applications on Workable (apply by September 23): apply.workable.com/j/FEE7102B03
Details and applications on Workable (apply by September 23): apply.workable.com/j/FEE7102B03
August 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The European Fund for the Balkans is looking for a Program Officer for the Common Ground Program, which helps grow trust, solidarity, dialogue, overcoming divides across the #WesternBalkans.
Details and applications on Workable (apply by September 23): apply.workable.com/j/FEE7102B03
Details and applications on Workable (apply by September 23): apply.workable.com/j/FEE7102B03
According to a survey conducted by DEMOSTAT, an independent Serbian think tank, only 34% of Serbian citizens support #Serbia's accession to the EU. In contrast, 53% of Serbian citizens oppose a continuation of the process.
August 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
According to a survey conducted by DEMOSTAT, an independent Serbian think tank, only 34% of Serbian citizens support #Serbia's accession to the EU. In contrast, 53% of Serbian citizens oppose a continuation of the process.