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What is Intergovernmental (Cooperation)

Challenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region
It is characterised by state-centrism, allowing states to cooperate in specific fields without giving up their sovereignty.
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The European Union Enlargement in the Western Balkans: A Never-Ending Story of High Hopes and High Disappointments
Evita Dionysiou (Hellenic Police Academy and Metropolitan College, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9055-3.ch003
Abstract
This chapter offers an analysis of the Western Balkans' thorny path towards joining the European Union (EU). The aim is to identify the key hurdles in the European enlargement in the Western Balkans as well as to suggest ways to deal with these hurdles. The chapter begins with a historical overview and proceeds to a discussion of the most persistent hurdles that still derail the EU enlargement process. After offering recommendations on how to overcome these roadblocks, the chapter provides an outlook. Looking ahead, there is still hope that the European dream of the Western Balkans will eventually turn into reality. The final outcome will be determined to a significant degree by the commitment of the candidate countries, the EU as a whole, but also the future position of the 27 member states. Although the new enlargement methodology can be seen as a step forward, individual member states can still hijack the enlargement process. This might prove to be the Achilles' heel of the entire EU enlargement project.
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