The Berlin Process. Bringing the Western Balkan Region Closer to the European Union

Griessler Christina ()
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Griessler Christina: Andrássy University Budapest, Network for Political Communication (netPOL), Pollack Mihály tér 3, 1088Budapest, Hungary

Comparative Southeast European Studies, 2020, vol. 68, issue 1, 1-24

Abstract: For the countries of the Western Balkans, the path to membership in the European Union (EU) has been particularly tortuous. Its slow progress has created frustration among applicant countries. In 2014 Germany, stepping into the political void that had formed, inaugurated what has come to be known as the Berlin Process, an initiative aimed at injecting new energy into the dormant EU enlargement process. The author examines the political activities initiated between 2014 and 2019, analysing the official documentation of the Berlin Process along with publications such as policy papers and media commentaries. She concludes that although meaningful and proactive measures have been taken, such efforts have not been successful in persuading or enabling the Western Balkan states to implement the political and economic reforms required for EU accession.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1515/soeu-2020-0001

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