While Serbia’s economy underperformed forecasts in 2022 amid weak investment, the successful implementation of the Ohrid agreement on normalisation with Kosovo would bring an influx of European Union funds and investment.
Nine years after Montenegro committed to constructing an expensive Chinese-built highway - which nearly bankrupted the country and remains unfinished - it has announced another highway project with a Chinese firm.
An EU-brokered deal to fully implement the 2013 Brussels Agreement and resolve the dispute between Serbia and Kosovo is key to bringing stability to the region.