Stabilisation and association agreement between the Western Balkan countries and the European Union

• Autorzy: Senada Nezirović , Ana Živko , Belma Durmišević , Amna Hodžić
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The European Union (EU) represents a certain partnership and alliance between states and countries. It is not governed as the United States of America, nor intergoverned as the United Nations. Member States of the EU are sovereign countries united to become privileged and globally successful. Every enlargement of the Union is significant, but the fifth enlargement has been recognised, so far, as the most significant, showing the unification of Eastern and Western Europe. However, the most significant enlargement is yet to come with the Western Balkan countries becoming Member States of the EU (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia), considering the political and economic situation of the region. The European Commission has proposed the Stabilization and Association Process (SAP) for South East Europe, as the most significant frame for the EU to ensure relations with the Western Balkan countries and to direct its overall enlargement policy to this part of Europe. Associations of the Western Balkans are usually negative, referring to weak economic development, wars and political instability, which have led to the pre-accession strategy for the EU membership known as the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA). The aim of this paper is to present the progress of the Western Balkan countries towards the EU membership, their current state, and the problems they face on that path and to explain the SAP and the SAA.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Geopolitics; Economic stabilization; Association Agreement; Candidate countries

PL

Geopolityka; Stabilizacja gospodarcza; Układ o Stowarzyszeniu; Kraje kandydujące

• Czasopismo: Journal of Geography, Politics and Society
• Rocznik: 2022
• Numer: nr 12 (2)
• Strony: 36--50

Twórcy

autor

Senada Nezirović

• University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

autor

Ana Živko

• University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

autor

Belma Durmišević

• University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

autor

Amna Hodžić

• University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.26881/jpgs.2022.2.05