Balfour, Rosa and Stratulat, Corina and Avery, Graham and Hillion, Christophe and Adebahr, Cornelius and Töglhofer, Theresia and Wunsch, Natasha and Ker-Lindsay, James and Žornaczuk, Tomasz and Frontini, Andrea and Turrión, Ruth Ferrero and Algieri, Franco. and Konitzer, Andrew and Huszka, Beata. and Armakolas, Ioannis and Triantafyllou, Giorgos and Lessenski, Marin and Ivan, Paul and Ioannides, Isabelle and Herolf, Gunilla and Martens, Hans and Bukovskis , Kārlis and Potjomkina, Diāna and Blockmans, Steven. (2015) EU member states and enlargement towards the Balkans. EPC ISSUE PAPER No. 79, July 2015. UNSPECIFIED.
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Abstract
From the Executive Summary. The European Union’s enlargement to the Balkans seems to be running on autopilot since Croatia’s accession in 2013 and amidst the on-going crisis. While the region still has a clear European perspective, progress on the dossier has been marred not just by outstanding challenges in individual Balkan countries but often also by hurdles which develop within the Union – more specifically in the member states. While the EU’s internal procedures for handling enlargement have always been intergovernmental in nature, the frequency of incursions and opportunities for the member states to interfere and derail the process has increased over the past years, suggesting a so-called ‘nationalisation’ of enlargement. In 17 case studies and two theoretical chapters, this Issue Paper investigates whether the dossier has shifted more under the control of the member states, and looks at the kind of considerations and potential ‘roadblocks’ that influence the positions of key national actors on enlargement.
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Subjects for non-EU documents: | EU policies and themes > External relations > EU-South-Eastern Europe (Balkans) EU policies and themes > Treaty reform > enlargement Countries > Austria Countries > Denmark Countries > France Countries > Germany Countries > Greece Countries > Hungary Countries > Italy Countries > Latvia Countries > Netherlands Countries > Poland Countries > Romania Countries > Spain Countries > Sweden Countries > U.K. Countries > Bulgaria Countries > Cyprus Countries > Croatia |
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EU Annual Reports: | UNSPECIFIED |
Series: | Series > European Policy Centre > EPC Issue Paper |
Depositing User: | Phil Wilkin |
Official EU Document: | No |
Language: | English |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2015 15:34 |
Number of Pages: | 266 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2015 15:52 |
URI: | http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/66050 |
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