The Western Balkans – will the EU overcome enlargement fatigue?
The Western Balkans – will the EU overcome enlargement fatigue?

Author(s): Július Lőrincz
Subject(s): Politics, Geography, Regional studies, International relations/trade, Nationalism Studies, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA)
Keywords: Slovakia; foreign policy; EU; Western Balkans; nationalism; Serbia; Kosovo; Montenegro; Albania; Macedonia; BiH;
Summary/Abstract: The question in the heading may seem rather speculative, since an answer in the positive may appear simple and straightforward after the experience of recent years. Someone might argue that the unambiguousness of such a reply is simply wishful thinking that is out of touch with reality. However, a negative answer also does not take into account all the possibilities and elements of reality in Europe and the Western Balkans. The enlargement of the European Union to the southeast of our continent is simply a longterm process, the progression of which is connected with many obstacles, twists and turns affecting its rhythm and pace.

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