Serbia, Kosovo and Albania : between unions and disunions
For decades, the Balkans have been experiencing numerous and sometimes violent tensions, whether for ethnic, religious, geopolitical, cultural or energy reasons. However, the Prespa Agreement signed between Skopje and Athens on 17 June 2018, and which came into force on 12 February 2019, put an end to the name dispute around the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), which became North Macedonia. If the European Union managed to pacify the north and the east of the peninsula, the Western Balkans are still likely to experience serious crises, as the tensions between Serbia, Kosovo and Albania demonstrate.