Iliriana Gjoni
ilirianagjoni.bsky.social
Iliriana Gjoni
@ilirianagjoni.bsky.social
Analyst @ Carnegie Europe | EU enlargement and Western Balkans | Concert Pianist @ world
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🔹 Spoke at #CarnegieEurope with Director General @GertJanEU, Rosa Balfour & Stefan Lehne on #EUEnlargement.
📘 2025 package shows real political will.
⚠️ Serbia’s backsliding finally named; Kosovo’s efforts underrated.
🌍 By 2030, MNE, AL, MD & IS could join. Link below.
🔗 youtu.be/2gKR8jdZ9Qg?...
At the #EUEnlargementForum I stressed that debates on enlargement must reflect the whole region. #Kosovo remains outside formal candidate framing, yet its #cultural presence is unmistakably #European. 🙏 Thank you, #Telegrafi for capturing this. telegrafi.com/iliriana-xho...
Iliriana Gjoni i jep zë Forumit të Zgjerimit për rëndësinë e Kosovës në BE
Ilirana Gjoni, kërkuese dhe analiste në Carnegie Europe, njëherësh pianiste, ka moderuar panelin "Zgjerimi i BE-së nga perspektiva e qytetarëve", në kuadër të diskutimeve për zgjerimin e Bashkimit Evr...
telegrafi.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Reposted by Iliriana Gjoni
North Macedonia has “no clear path forward” on EU accession. However, if Albania and Montenegro were to join the Union, "that might help to unlock the situation," says @ilirianagjoni.bsky.social, research analyst @carnegieeurope.bsky.social
#NorthMacedonia

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North Macedonia has "no clear path forward" on EU accession
A solution to North Macedonia's deadlock is not in sight. Albania-Montenegro's EU membership "might help to unlock the situation," says Carnegie Europe's Gjoni
newunionpost.eu
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🔹 Spoke at #CarnegieEurope with Director General @GertJanEU, Rosa Balfour & Stefan Lehne on #EUEnlargement.
📘 2025 package shows real political will.
⚠️ Serbia’s backsliding finally named; Kosovo’s efforts underrated.
🌍 By 2030, MNE, AL, MD & IS could join. Link below.
🔗 youtu.be/2gKR8jdZ9Qg?...
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🔹 The Western Balkans are no longer just recipients of security. Countries in the region are building defence industries, joining EU/NATO missions, and exploring paths into EU defence instruments — but reforms and deeper cooperation are still needed.
Read Dimitar Bechev and me👇
October 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Looking forward to sharing the floor with 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐚𝐧, Director-General for Neighbourhood & Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission, and my colleagues 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 and 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐡𝐧𝐞, Director and Senior Fellow at @carnegieeurope.bsky.social
🌍 Join us on #Nov6!
🗓️ | Rethinking Integration to Accelerate EU Enlargement

On November 6, join Stefan Lehne, @rosabalfour.bsky.social, @ilirianagjoni.bsky.social, & Gert Jan Koopman to discuss #EUEnlargement and the challenges & opportunities of gradual integration.

Register 👉 carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...
October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My latest piece on #Kosovo elections, with Donika Emini.
Kosovo's local elections face the challenge of integrating Serb politics, dominated by a Belgrade-backed party tied to violence.

The vote will test Prishtina's sovereignty & the West's commitment to democratic standards, say Donika Emini & Iliriana Gjoni.
carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
In Kosovo’s Elections, Serb Representation Is the West’s Fig Leaf
Left without a functioning Assembly since February 2025, Kosovo’s febrile politics is due for another test. With options for representation of the Serb minority limited to Belgrade-backed proxies, Oct...
carnegieendowment.org
October 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#interview #montenegrin #vijesti
O tome kako se glas može čuti i kroz 🎼 klavir i kroz ✍️ analizu.
O 🌍 Balkanu, 🇪🇺 Evropi, i tihoj snazi 🎭 kulture u politici.

🙏 Hvala Samiru Adroviću na pažljivim pitanjima i prostoru da spojim oba svijeta.

www.vijesti.me/vijesti/kult...
Notama pokorila Brodvej, analizama Brisel
Iliriana Gjoni je vjerovatno jedina osoba koja s jednakom strašću i preciznošću svira Šopena pred hiljadama ljudi i analizira evropske politike u srcu Brisela. U ...
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August 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🌿 Honoured to receive a #VibekeSørensenGrant from the #EuropeanUniversityInstitute for a month-long research stay at the #HistoricalArchives of the #EU in Florence 🇮🇹 this autumn.
A prestigious award supporting archival work on European integration. More soon! ✨
#EUI #EUarchives #Florence
June 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🎻 The day after Tuz, we played in #Ulqin/#Ulcinj — my hometown — where music met memory.
Among familiar faces, with #BledarZajmi & #SenadGačević beside me,
we shared a night of cello, piano, and soul.
A tradition continued, a spirit revived.
📸: Allmir Suka
June 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🎶 On May 28 in Tuz 🇲🇪, I performed in concert with #BledarZajmi, solo cellist of #PragueOpera.
By the River Cem, we played world, #Albanian & #Montenegrin works — including by #Gačević, who was with us in the audience.
A night of beauty, belonging & #CulturalDiplomacy.
#WesternBalkans #ClassicalMusic
May 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎶 Honoured to open the #Carnegie Board meeting in Brussels with Debussy’s Clair de Lune—a quiet call for peace through nuance, not force.🌙
💬 Estonia’s FM @Tsahkna : To end the war, #Russia must face consistent pressure.
🌍 #CarnegieEndow - a global force for rules-based order.
May 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
As #Montenegro debates a #UAE deal today, the #EU faces a test.
Will it offer more than silence as others reshape its neighbourhood?
#Ulcinj/#Ulqin could be a pilot for real EU engagement, before accession.
“Displacement can arrive in the shape of a beachfront villa.”
More in my #CarnegieEurope blog
May 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Honored to be interviewed by #Finland’s oldest news agency #STT (est. 1887) on the ongoing #protests in #Serbia.
Citizens, especially students, demand truth & accountability as state narratives try to discredit them.
#WesternBalkans #Serbia

www.suomenmaa.fi/uutiset/serb...
Serbian protestiliike ei osoita hyytymisen merkkejä presidentti väittää ulkovaltojen juoneksi - Suomenmaa.fi
Huhtikuun alussa 1 400 kilometrin pyöräretkelle lähtenee serbialaiset opiskelijat saapuivat tällä viikolla Ranskan Strasbourgiin....
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April 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
On Apr 8 I spoke at the #FEPS conference on #EUenlargement, in the session “Progressive Enlargement Under Pressure.”
We looked at how #nationalism, #far-right movements & #external actors are reshaping the future of EU enlargement.
Here are my 3 key points 🧵:
April 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Reposted by Iliriana Gjoni
The future of #Enlargement is being affected by the shift to the (far) right.

“A common new chapter for #EUEnlargement” gathered experts & policymakers to discuss:

👉 candidate countries' socio-economic development
👉 young people
👉 role of nationalist & far-right forces

➡️ bit.ly/NewChapterEU...
April 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Më ndiqni në #EuronewsAlbania për analizën mbi rezultatet e zgjedhjeve në #Gjermani dhe ndikimin e tyre në #Europë dhe botë. Çfarë do të thotë kjo për të ardhmen e BE-së dhe ekuilibrat globalë?
Link: youtu.be/tUxCBAu-svM?...
February 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
On May 28, I’ll be in Tuz, #Montenegro, with the Prague Opera's solo-cellist, Bledar Zajmi! 🎶✨ Excited to perform for the first time in my mom's hometown, honoring my #Malësia roots. A program blending classical masterpieces with #Albanian & Montenegrin music. Can’t wait! 🇦🇱🇲🇪
February 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Some loves are forever. #myvalentine
February 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🇪🇺 Pleasure to speak at the #EuropeanParliament on #EUenlargement!
🎯 Key takeaways:
🔄 Circular labor migration – EU to invest in retaining & reintegrating Balkan talent.
💡 Be bold – EU to stand firmly for democracy & rule of law.
🤝 More EU-Balkan exchanges – at all levels!

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Iliriana Gjoni @EU Parliament - "Aiming Higher: Overcoming Challenges on the Road to EU Enlargement"
YouTube video by Iliriana Gjoni
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February 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Moj zadnji clanak za #StrategicEurope, blog prestiznog instituta @carnegieeurope.bsky.social sada mozete procitati i na #crnogorskom.

"𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝒅𝒂 𝒐𝒅𝒍𝒖𝒄̌𝒊 𝒅𝒂 𝒍𝒊 𝒄́𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊 𝒅𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒓𝒛̌𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝑽𝒖𝒄̌𝒊𝒄́𝒂, 𝒖𝒑𝒓𝒌𝒐𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒋𝒂𝒍𝒏𝒊𝒎 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒍𝒋𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝒑𝒐 𝑲𝒐𝒔𝒐𝒗𝒐 𝒊 𝑪𝒓𝒏𝒖 𝑮𝒐𝒓𝒖"

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Zašto EU mora da promijeni odnos prema Srbiji
Brisel mora da odluči da li će nastaviti da podržava Vučića, uprkos potencijalnim posljedicama po Kosovo i Crnu Goru. To je izbor između nastavka politike stabilitokratije ...
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February 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
By refusing to apply pressure on #Vučić, the #EU is emboldening the #Serbian government. If #Brussels is serious about supporting #democracy in the #WesternBalkans, it must empower the Serbian people—not their #authoritarian rulers.
Read my analysis for #CarnegieEurope's Strategic Europe blog here:
Why the EU Must Change Course on Serbia
By refusing to apply pressure on President Vučić, the EU is emboldening the Serbian government. If Brussels is serious about supporting democracy in the Western Balkans, it must empower the Serbian pe...
carnegieendowment.org
February 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Very happy to be part of this impressive #panel at the #EUparliament next week!
Among #MEPs and #experts from the #EU institutions and #CivilSociety.
Let's go, #EUenlargement! 💪
January 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"From a 🇪🇺 perspective, #Montenegro, an EU candidate and democratic country – should resolve its challenges through regular #parliamentary procedures.
Political actors to avoid hateful rhetoric and focus on building political #consensus. Solutions: preliminary budget and involving impartial bodies."
January 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM