ISSUE: 4/2018

  • Volume 22
  • Number 4
  • 2018

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Studia Europejskie –
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Prospects for Extending the European Union to the Countries of the Western Balkans

Abstract

The main objective of the article is to present the prospect of extending the European Union to the countries of the Western Balkans. It presents the criteria to be met by the candidates for EU accession, followed by an analysis of the most important problems related to the accession process, both those affl icting the Member States (enlargement fatigue – lack of acceptance for further enlargements among societies) and those faced by the Western Balkan countries – lack of political stability, widespread corruption, organized crime, unresolved disputes with neighbours, lack of preparation for functioning in the common market. Subsequently, the perspectives of possible EU enlargements for the Balkan countries are outlined.

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Language: English

Pages: 125-148

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Adamczyk, A. (2018) "Prospects for Extending the European Union to the Countries of the Western Balkans". Studia Europejskie – Studies in European Affairs, 4/2018, pp. 125-148.

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