{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6433bc8ccc2bdf00113be0f6/690c64982f5fdede347199bb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Seriously Balkans - The BiEPAG Talks, episode 17","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6433bc8ccc2bdf00113be0f6/1766134744908-ef0a130e-cbb5-42e9-b6d0-c963ff3719b1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Kosovo on the Edge: Democracy, Deadlock, and Geopolitics</strong></p><p><br></p><p>It’s been an eventful year in Kosovo. New general elections are a possible scenario while the country is still navigating local elections, with the first round on 12 October and the second round expected on 9 November.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we unpack what’s at stake:</p><p><br></p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Can Kosovo’s institutions hold under pressure?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What does the return of Serbs in the four northern municipalities mean?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How do we move on from a year marked by political crises, and what’s at stake for the future?</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by <strong>Donika Emini – BiEPAG member</strong></p><p><br></p><p>🎙 <strong>Guests:</strong></p><p>• Ilir Deda, Senior Research Fellow at KIPRED &amp; Europe’s Futures Fellow</p><p>• Jovana Radosavljević, Executive Director of New Social Initiative</p>","author_name":"Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group "}