Европске интеграције земаља Западног Балкана - друштвено - економски и правни аспекти
European integration of the Western Balkans countries: socio-economic and legal aspects

Summary/Abstract: The transition of the Western Balkans countries manifests itself in several social, economic, and legal aspects. Most of the countries in this region are included in the Stabilisation and Association Process, the main pillars of which are the development of good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation. For this purpose, the European Union (EU) launched various initiatives for reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s of the 20th century. Among them were the Stability Pact in Southeast Europe and other initiatives whose main goal was to support the European perspective and the accession of the Western Balkans countries to the EU. Such was the Thessaloniki Agenda for the Western Balkans and the Berlin Process, whose goals were to preserve and improve the peaceful, stable, and democratic future of the Western Balkans countries through sustainable economic growth and joint action in the process of European integration. Although the Western Balkans countries undertook to work diligently on the joint projects and initiatives that would lead to full membership in the EU, this did not happen since the process remained conditioned by the connection of their economies. For this purpose, the Western Balkans countries are trying to attract as many direct foreign investments as possible in order not to speed up their approach to the EU on that basis. The Western Balkans countries are still required to comply with the CFSPO objectives in order to gain access to the EU. These objectives include further lowering political tensions, resolving outstanding issues from the past, and stabilising overall political conditions in the region.

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