 The Publicly Declared Customs Union Between Albania and Kosovo (1244 Security Council Resolution)Victoria Pistikou ()
A chapter in Global, Regional and Local Perspectives on the Economies of Southeastern Europe, 2021, pp 1-17 from Springer Abstract: Abstract Leaders of Albania and Kosovo have publicly declared that they plan to create a customs union in order to abolish the traditional borders between them. They also claimed that the abolition of borders will inevitably occur with the accession of Albania and Kosovo to the EU. The aim of the paper is to examine whether such a union is possible and assess if this move primary reinforces economic integration or it is the means of fulfillment of foreign policy objectives. Testing the validity of the theoretical framework, according to which regional trade agreements and even more bilateral free trade areas allow stronger states to further influence weaker states, I examine the case of the creation of the customs union between Albania and Kosovo (under the 1244 Security Council Resolution). First, I analyze the economic conditions under which the potential customs union is going to be made and to what extent basic principles of the background theory is satisfied for a successful endeavor. More precisely, I use and analyze macroeconomic indicators and bilateral economic relations. In addition, I analyze the economic and political motives of the creation of the customs union through a quantitative and qualitative analysis. I conclude, that the creation of the customs union between Albania and Kosovo is more the first step for the fulfillment of Albania’s foreign policy goals rather than an effort of the economic upgrade of a Balkan country which struggles to become a member of the EU. Keywords: International economic relations; Economic integration; Customs union; Albania; Kosovo (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:spr:prbchp:978-3-030-57953-1_1 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57953-1_1 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics from Springer |
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