Naționalism, multiculturalism și condiționalitate europeană în Balcanii de Vest
Nationalism, Multiculturalism and European Conditionality in the west Balkans

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to address the issue of minority protection in the Balkans under the guidance and pressure of the European Union. This choice is mainly due to the fascinating complexity of the phenomenon and the wealth of content and events that highlight the Balkan region as a generator of conflicts and solutions for achieving the much sought after peace and stability. It is now well known that over the centuries the Balkans have been the place where West and East, Islam and Christianity, Orthodoxy and Catholicism, Latin and Slavic culture and European culture have met, clashed and often overlapped. This complex heritage explains, if not justifies (at least in part), the development of the various ethnic and national conflicts that have plagued its territory over the centuries. In order to restore peace and stability in the region, and to prevent the conflicts from spreading to the Old Contienitene, the European Union took advantage of these countries' aspirations to become members to make the protection of minorities, considered to be the main cause of instability in the region, one of the conditions for membership. Despite various attempts involving both the European Union and local governments, the objective has only been partially achieved, with the majority of progress occurring at the formal level. The objective of this study is to identify the reasons why, despite the existence of a comprehensive and robust legal framework for minority protection in the Balkan countries, the goal has not yet been fully achieved. It is therefore necessary to consider why the policy of European conditionality has not produced the desired results. In light of this, it is important to identify a possible effective prospect with regard to the protection of these groups and the development of peaceful coexistence as an essential basis for the political-economic development of the area and its progress towards democratisation.

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