Op-ed, Der Falter, 26 June 2013.
in the media
Café Europa (Berlin), The budget moment of truth. Money and the credibility of the EU accession process, op-ed, 27 January 2026
Telegram (Zagreb), Ukrajini ne možemo obećati članstvo u EU. Ali je treba primiti u jedinstveno tržište bez prava glasa (We cannot promise Ukraine EU membership. But it should be admitted into the single market without voting rights.), interview, 25 January 2026
Der Standard (Vienna), EU-Erweiterung? Das Budget der Union wird der Lackmustest (EU enlargement? The budget of the union will become the litmus test), op-ed, 15 January 2026
Materie (Vienna), Kristof Bender - Migration zwischen Humanität und Drittstaaten-Deals (Kristof Bender - Migration between humanity and third-country deals), Materie Podcast #64, 12 January 2026
Капитал (Sofia), Разширяването на ЕС: Моментът на бюджетната истина (EU Enlargement: The Moment of Budget Truth), op-ed, 31 December 2025
Le Courrier des Balkans (Arcueil), Élargissement de l'UE : L’Épreuve budgétaire (EU Enlargement: The budgetary test), op-ed, 19 December 2025
N1 (Belgrade, Zagreb), Ako EU zaista želi proširenje, to mora da se vidi u novom budžetu (Analyst: If the EU really wants enlargement, this must be reflected in the new budget), 15 December 2025
Beta (Belgrade), Analitičar: Ako EU zaista želi proširenje, to mora da se vidi u novom budžetu (Analyst: If the EU really wants enlargement, this must be reflected in the new budget), 15 December 2025
Serbian News Media (Kragujevac), Analitičar: Ako EU zaista želi proširenje, to mora da se vidi u novom budžetu (Analyst: If the EU really wants enlargement, this must be reflected in the new budget), 15 December 2025
Vijesti (Podgorica), Pariz koči ulazak Crne Gore u EU: Francuska blokira dva poglavlja bez objašnjenja, u utorak zatvaranje tri (Paris hinders Montenegro's entry into the EU: France blocks two chapters without explanation, closing three on Tuesday), 13 December 2025
Vijesti (Podgorica), Paris hinders Montenegro’s entry into to the EU: France blocks two chapters without explanation, closing three on Tuesday, 13 December 2025
euobserver (Brussels), If the EU wants enlargement, now it’s time to put money on the table, op-ed, 12 December 2025
Cotidianul (Bucharest), UE se dă de gol că nu ia în serios extinderea cu noi membri (The EU reveals that it does not take enlargement with new members seriously), op-ed, 12 December 2025
ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (Vienna), Streit um Abschiebungen in Drittstaaten (Dispute over deportations to third countries), 9 December 2025
Albanian Post (Pristina), Rënia e kërkesave për azil ‘zvogëlon’ rrezikun e pezullimit të vizave për Kosovën (Fall in asylum applications 'reduces' risk of visa suspension for Kosovo), 30 November 2025
Albanian Post (Pristina), Rikthimi i serbëve në organet qendrore dhe lokale sfidon logjikën e masave të BE-së (The return of Serbs to central and local bodies challenges the logic of EU measures), 27 October 2025
Albanian Post (Pristina), A mund të ndikojnë deklaratat e Trumpit në perceptimin e investitorëve për Kosovën? (Could Trump's statements affect investors' perception of Kosovo?), 28 September 2025
Café Europe (Berlin), It can happen very quickly. On the fragility of democracy, essay, 19 September 2025
Kleine Zeitung (Graz), Zehn Jahre Flüchtlingskrise: Wie konnte die Situation in Traiskirchen so eskalieren? (Ten years refugee crisis: How could the situation in Traiskirchen escalate so much?), 31 August 2025
Albanian Post (Pristina), Retorika e Vuçiç, provë e keqbesimit që Kosova mund ta shfrytëzojë (Vučić's rhetoric, proof of bad faith that Kosovo can exploit), interview, 10 August 2025
Albanian Post (Pristina), A po pret Brukseli sinjal nga Uashingtoni për dialogun Prishtinë-Beograd? (Is Brussels waiting for a signal from Washington about the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue?), 13 July 2025
Kosovo Online (Zvecan), Bender: EU ima veći interes od SAD za miran razvoj odnosa Kosova i Srbije (Bender: EU has greater interest than US in peaceful development of relations between Kosovo and Serbia), 13 July 2025
Albanian Post (Pristina), Çfarë rrezikon Kosova duke pranuar migrantët e dëbuar nga Amerika (What Kosovo risks by accepting migrants deported from America), interview, 15 June 2025
Vijesti (Podgorica), Bender on Montenegro's negotiations with the EU: The better you prepare, the harder it will be to reject you, interview, 26 May 2025
Vijesti (Podgorica), Bender o pregovorima Crne Gore sa u EU: Što se bolje pripremite, teže će vas odbiti (Bender on Montenegro's negotiations with the EU: The better you prepare, the harder it will be to reject you), interview, 26 May 2025