IIP Vienna, podcast PEACE MATTERS #19: "EU Elections: Enlargement for Peace? Kristof Bender & Milena Mihajlovic", 15 May 2024

in the media

buka (Banja Luka), BiH bi mogla u Schengen i prije članstva u EU: Šta bi to značilo za granicu s Hrvatskom? (BiH could join the Schengen Area even before EU membership: What would that mean for the border with Croatia?), 29 September 2026

Fena - Federalna novinska agencija (Sarajevo), Schengen za Zapadni Balkan prije članstva u EU pravno moguć, ali put vodi kroz zahtjevne reforme (Schengen for the Western Balkans is legally possible prior to EU membership, but the path involves demanding reforms), interview, 28 September 2026

Независен (Skopje), Кристоф Бендер предлага влез во Шенген зоната за земјите од Западен Балкан (Kristof Bender proposes that the countries of the Western Balkans be admitted to the Schengen Area), 28 September 2026

Gazeta Express (Pristina), Shengen për Ballkanin, më pak punëtorë në Gjermani: Plani që prek edhe Kosovën (Schengen for the Balkans, fewer workers in Germany: The plan that also affects Kosovo), 25 September 2026

Gazeta Dita (Tirana), Ballkani në Shengen? (The Balkans in Schengen?), op-ed, 25 September 2026

Novi List (Rijeka), Kretanje bez granica: Priča se o ideji da se šengenski prostor proširi na zemlje zapadnog Balkana. Što bi to donijelo? (Movement without borders: There is talk about the idea of expanding the Schengen Area to the countries of the Western Balkans. What would that bring?), 25 September 2026

Neue Zürcher Zeitung - NZZ (Zurich), Grenzen unsichtbar machen, statt sie zu verschieben – warum ein Prozess zur Erweiterung des Schengen-Raums auf den Westbalkan im Interesse der EU ist (Making borders invisible rather than shifting them – why a process to expand the Schengen Area to the Western Balkans is in the EU’s interest), op-ed, 24 September 2026

Klix (Sarajevo), Šta bi proširenje Schengena na Zapadni Balkan donijelo EU i državama regije (What would the expansion of Schengen to the Western Balkans bring to the EU and the countries of the region?), 24 September 2026

Index.hr (Zagreb), Nijemci pišu o Schengenu za zemlje zapadnog Balkana. O čemu se radi? (The Germans are writing about Schengen for the Western Balkan countries. What is it about?), 24 September 2026

Deutsche Welle (Bonn), Šengen za Zapadni Balkan - šta bi to značilo? (Schengen for the Western Balkans - what would that mean?), 24 September 2026

Der Standard (Vienna), Und wenn der Krieg nach Österreich kommt? (And if the war comes to Austria?), op-ed, 8 September 2026

Pravda (Bratislava), V Ceute nebola EÚ v ohrození. Expert: Únia má nástroj na migráciu (The EU was not under threat in Ceuta. Expert: The Union has a tool to tackle migration), interview, 5 August 2026

20 Minuten (Zurich), “Wenn das gelingt, sinkt der Anreiz, sich ins Boot zu setzen” (“If that works, the incentive to get into boats will decrease”), interview, 3 August 2026

Albanian Post (Pristina), Përtej fërkimeve në Bruksel: Çka po e bllokon dialogun? (Beyond the friction in Brussels: What is blocking the dialogue?), interview, 4 July 2026

Vijesti (Podgorica), Crna Gora dobiće šest puta više nego što će dati: Finansijski paket EK signal Podgorici da finalizuje pristupanje EU (Montenegro will receive six times more than it will give: EC financial package signals to Podgorica to finalise EU accession), 2 July 2026

Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ - Kathimerini (Athens), Πίσω από τη φόρμουλα για «μισή ένταξη» της Ουκρανίας (Behind the formula for Ukraine’s “half membership”), 31 May 2026

20 Minuten (Zurich), Migrationsexperte warnt: “Asylgesuche können schnell wieder steigen” (Migration expert warns: “Asylum applications can quickly rise again”), interview, 22 May 2026

News (Vienna), Asylanträge in Österreich auf historisch niedrigem Niveau (Asylum applications in Austria at a historically low level), 19 May 2026

SeeNext (Sofia), The New Defence Pacts in the Western Balkans. Old Fears, deeper Vulnerabilities, in: Defence & Security in Southeast Europe - Preparing for a New World , 13 May 2026