Margins
Both in Skopje and in Athens, margins were narrow for the parliamentary approval of the Prespa agreement. Now that, after Macedonia, also Greece has ratified it, Skopje is set to restart its Euro-Atlantic integration process. Ilcho Cvetanoski looks at the reactions to the Greek “yes” on the northern side of the border.
Students have exited the margins of public debate in Albania, and actually gained the spotlight thanks to their months-long protests. They call for a quality university system that is accessible to everyone – but their demands also touch on democracy, Europe, and women’s role. Nicola Pedrazzi met Gresa Hasa.
17 million EU citizens have moved from one member state to another. They’re entitled to vote at the European elections in the place where they live, but only about 5% of them did it in the last elections. In this way they remain at the margins of European politics, which should become more transnational instead. An article for EDJNet.
