Vicinities chronicles

Are we witnessing a new era of personalized medicine, and how far are we ready to go? Anela Zorlak The idea took root at the beginning of the 20th century with a debate during a science congress in Sicily on the possibility of combining two DNAs with the aim of 

The Pyramid of Tirana is a concrete example of positive changes in Albania and of turning a symbol of the dark past into a source of light and inspiration for the future. Zylyftar Bregu The Pyramid of Tirana will welcome the main leaders of the EU and the Balkans on

Each full one-way bus out of BiH diminishes any remaining faith in European Union ideals  Omer Berbić I am not writing this column from the perspective of a political analyst, I am writing it as a young person. A person experiencing changes in the way young people perceive the future

Young people in Montenegro are predominantly uninterested in global topics (70%), EU policies (66.6%), political conditions in the Western Balkan region (64%) and political issues in Montenegro (60%) Nikola Obradović It is often taken for granted that young people are Euroenthusiastic, and Euroscepticism that is spreading among them is ignored.

About two years ago, a youth initiative called "Kosovo can't breathe" organized several actions against the "institutional racism of the EU" against Kosovars.  Perparim Leka  The love of the citizens of Kosovo for the EU resembles that of Nietzsche for Lou Salome, where one side expresses the desire to join

The past twenty years brought limited progress in terms of accession of the Western Balkan countries to the European Union, and in parallel, Serbia saw a narrative about the "evil West" built up in the media. Nenad Bušić Young people in the Western Balkans, especially in Serbia, are increasingly turning

The atmosphere of stereotypes and other obstacles, the staring and the judging looks; the status quo; the survival - these are the real reasons for the escape of young people. Risto Savevski Yes, that is the general perception of the whole society about the plans for the future of young

Although it often seems like a cliché, it is only youth and its inclusiveness that can move the wheel of history, that can take Albania to Europe, and at the same time bring Europe to Albania.  Edona Haklaj   "We want Albania like all of Europe"... This may be the

ChatGPT was not created for legal purposes and therefore it might not be the best law student to hire as an intern in a law firm.  Bojana Kovač Ever since AI chatbot, ChatGPT, made its first appearance in a law case (in a civil law case in Colombia in February

In 2023, OpenAI’s Mira Murati took the world by storm with the fascinating ChatGPT, and nothing is the same any more.  Linda Baleta The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has also given rise to concerns, ranging from privacy concerns to security dependency, job automation, misinformation and manipulation, even ethical