EU – WESTERN BALKANS: PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATION
The article examines the results of December EU-Western Balkans Summit and the EU strategy concerning EU – Western Balkans integration. It notes that the summit became a new step in realization of the EU integration strategy in relation to the Western Balkans states. At this stage the strategy is...
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| description | The article examines the results of December EU-Western Balkans Summit and the EU
strategy concerning EU – Western Balkans integration. It notes that the summit became a new step
in realization of the EU integration strategy in relation to the Western Balkans states. At this stage
the strategy is focused on strengthening its political and economic influence in the region and on
alignment of the Western Balkans states with the priorities of the EU common security and defense
policy, including on the questions of the Ukrainian conflict and related sanctions. At the same time
the EU integration strategy creates incentives aimed at realization of necessary reforms in the region with the purpose of strengthening internal stability in the region and prevention of potential
conflicts inside of the Western Balkans states as well as among them and first of all between Serbia
and Kosovo. The author analyzes the main conflicts in the region which negatively affect stability
and security in the Western Balkans and the integration process in general. Special attention is devoted to the escalation of conflict between Serbia and Kosovo which could create serious threat to
stability in the region and jeopardize the integration process itself as well as the EU mediation efforts aimed at normalization of relationships between Serbia and Kosovo. The author considers that
further EU strategy would be developed on two parallel tracks – acceleration of integration process
with the Western Balkans states and increasing effectiveness of the EU mediation mission aimed at
achieving comprehensive agreement on normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cb1d296bc04465a844e21afe3e269bd2023-10-05T09:05:02ZrusInstitute of Europe Russian Academy of SciencesНаучно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН2618-79142022-12-01№ 1311725http://dx.doi.org/10.15211/vestnikieran120231725EU – WESTERN BALKANS: PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATIONIgor N. Shcherbak0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1222-3423Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaThe article examines the results of December EU-Western Balkans Summit and the EU strategy concerning EU – Western Balkans integration. It notes that the summit became a new step in realization of the EU integration strategy in relation to the Western Balkans states. At this stage the strategy is focused on strengthening its political and economic influence in the region and on alignment of the Western Balkans states with the priorities of the EU common security and defense policy, including on the questions of the Ukrainian conflict and related sanctions. At the same time the EU integration strategy creates incentives aimed at realization of necessary reforms in the region with the purpose of strengthening internal stability in the region and prevention of potential conflicts inside of the Western Balkans states as well as among them and first of all between Serbia and Kosovo. The author analyzes the main conflicts in the region which negatively affect stability and security in the Western Balkans and the integration process in general. Special attention is devoted to the escalation of conflict between Serbia and Kosovo which could create serious threat to stability in the region and jeopardize the integration process itself as well as the EU mediation efforts aimed at normalization of relationships between Serbia and Kosovo. The author considers that further EU strategy would be developed on two parallel tracks – acceleration of integration process with the Western Balkans states and increasing effectiveness of the EU mediation mission aimed at achieving comprehensive agreement on normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovohttp://vestnikieran.instituteofeurope.ru/images/1-2023/Scherbak12023.pdfeu – western balkans summittirana declarationacceleration of integration eu – western balkanscomprehensive agreement on normalization of relations between serbia and kosovothe eu mediation between serbia and kosovoproblems of stability in the western balkansstruggle against illegal migration |
| spellingShingle | Igor N. Shcherbak EU – WESTERN BALKANS: PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATION Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН eu – western balkans summit tirana declaration acceleration of integration eu – western balkans comprehensive agreement on normalization of relations between serbia and kosovo the eu mediation between serbia and kosovo problems of stability in the western balkans struggle against illegal migration |
| title | EU – WESTERN BALKANS: PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATION |
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| title_short | EU – WESTERN BALKANS: PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATION |
| title_sort | eu western balkans problems of integration |
| topic | eu – western balkans summit tirana declaration acceleration of integration eu – western balkans comprehensive agreement on normalization of relations between serbia and kosovo the eu mediation between serbia and kosovo problems of stability in the western balkans struggle against illegal migration |
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