#WesternBalkans
Webinar: Where Does CEE Stand on China?
On September 11, CHOICE presented the pilot Central and Eastern European China Policy Audit 2025–2026 at a closed-door online seminar. During the discussion, the authors of the audit, Ivana Karásková, Selena Orly, and Konrad…
Serbia’s Dance with the Dragon on the EU’s Doorstep
China’s expanding presence in the Western Balkans further complicates the region’s already tangled geopolitical landscape. For Serbia, as a lynchpin of China’s regional standing, the bilateral ties hold profound significance, even as they risk impeding the country’s pursuit of European integration. Facing, the challenge, the EU needs to make decisive steps to make Serbia finally decide whether it sees its future in or outside of the Union.
For Chinese Companies, Better Access to the EU Single Market Leads through the Western Balkans
As the EU envisions granting further advantages of the single market to aspiring members in the Western Balkans ahead of the full accession, the issue of how to manage trade with China becomes more salient.
Working Breakfast: Chinese Influence in the Western Balkans
In October, the CHOICE project, with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, hosted a closed working breakfast in Prague with CHOICE Visiting Fellow and Program Coordinator of the Foundation BFPE for…
Conference on China’s Involvement in the Raw Materials Industries in the Western Balkans
In June, CHOICE presented a new study on China’s role in the extractive and raw materials industries in the Western Balkans at the conference at the European Parliament co-hosted by MEPs Viola Von Cramon…
Voice for CHOICE #28: China’s Role in the Extractive Industries in the Western Balkans with Ana Krstinovska
China is among the biggest global importers of all the Western Balkans extractive exports. China’s interest in the region’s extractive and raw materials industries is related to its overall need for certain raw materials…
“Win Some, Lose Some”: China’s Involvement in the Extractive and Raw Materials Industries in the Western Balkans
China is among the biggest global importers of all the Western Balkans extractive exports. Extractives and raw materials are indispensable for China due to their crucial role in supporting the country’s manufacturing sector, fueling…
Could NATO Membership Be a Game-Changer for the Western Balkans Engagement with China?
Changing views of the China challenge in the Alliance will reverberate through the Western Balkans. In recent years, with the deterioration of the US-China relationship, the war in Ukraine, and ensuing global polarization, Western…