Споразуменията за стабилизиране и асоцииране на Европейския съюз и българският принос за Западните Балкани
Stabilisation and Association Agreement between European Union and the States of Western Balkans and Bulgatian Contribution to the Process

Author(s): Hristo Pantaleev
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Geopolitics
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Western Balkans; Stabilisation and Association Agreement; EU membership; economy of the Western Balkans; transport connectivity
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to review the Stabilisation and Association Agreements between European Union and the countries of Western Balkans and to outline the Bulgarian contribution to the process of integration of the states from the region in the EU. The review has considered two main aspects – implementation of political and economic reforms – according to official reports and statistics of EU. The following conclusions were drawn: the Stability and Association Agreements have a beneficial impact on the countries from the Western Balkans and two states are effectively implementing political and economic reforms – Albania and North Macedonia. The Bulgarian contribution to the integration of the states from the region is political, but Bulgarian policy is not consistent especially in the transport connectivity and the attitude towards EU membership of Republic of North Macedonia.

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