 National and Local Governments: Institutional Rebuilding and Politics in the BalkansSimona Piattoni Chapter 3 in Transformation and European Integration, 2006, pp 45-63 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Just barely has, in May 2004, the EU completed the most significant round of enlargement to date, by admitting ten new countries and roughly 75 million people, that the issue of further enlargements to the Balkans is already on the table of the new Commission and the European public opinion. Sheer economic convenience — the creation of an even larger common market — cannot explain the drive towards the inclusion of the Balkan countries in the European Union, as it is exceedingly difficult to calculate the short — and long-term costs and benefits for current member-states and for prospective members. It is rather the historical mission of the European Community (EC)/Union, of securing peace through prosperity and prosperity through peace on the European continent, that stands out as the main rationale for enlargement to the Balkan area. In turn, this finality poses European institutions with probably unprecedented challenges (see Chapter by Gozi). Keywords: Member State; Structural Fund; Structural Policy; Cohesion Policy; Balkan Country (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:stuchp:978-0-230-37796-7_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Studies in Economic Transition from Palgrave Macmillan |
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