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Enlargement to the Balkans: Playing hardball or playing with fire? EPC Commentary 27 June 2018

Stratulat, Corina (2018) Enlargement to the Balkans: Playing hardball or playing with fire? EPC Commentary 27 June 2018. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia had their work cut out by yesterday’s General Affairs Council (CAG) to be able to formally open accession negotiations with the EU at the earliest in June, next year. This conditional offer reflects the rigour that presently defines the enlargement process, which seeks to prevent the Balkan countries from prematurely entering the EU. However, laying down such a hard line for Tirana and Skopje at this moment risks undermining the credibility of enlargement policy at a time when it is most needed, both in these countries and in the rest of the Balkan region.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Treaty reform > enlargement
    Countries > Macedonia
    Countries > Albania
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > European Policy Centre > Commentary
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 03 Jul 2018 10:50
    Number of Pages: 2
    Last Modified: 03 Jul 2018 10:50
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/94237

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