The Western Balkans
Go West: The Western Balkans towards European integration
... The Balkans can be considered as a melting pot in terms of populations, languages spoken, cultures and ...of Western Balkans as a whole (Table ...to Western Europe and North ...the ...
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EU internal security policies in the Western Balkans: analysing the intersection between enlargement and civilian crisis management
... the Western Balkans, EU integration is a condition of stabilisation, rather than the other way round” (Batt, 2004: ...The Western Balkans is a heterogeneous ...the Balkans has remained ...
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Interdependence between Core and Peripheries of the European Economy: Secular Stagnation and Growth in the Western Balkans LEQS Discussion Paper No 104/2016 February 2016
... new funds into the region. This led to a huge increase in imports mainly of consumer durables such as motor cars, much needed to replace the antiquated stock of vehicles, but also other consumer goods, and to a lesser ...
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The EU and border management in the Western Balkans: preparing for European integration or safeguarding EU external borders?
... the Western Balkans; and (3) between the temptation to intervene from the outside to impose quick fix solutions and the need to promote local ownership and sustainability of the ...
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Trade regimes, investment promotion and export prospects in the Western Balkans
... It was in the Western Balkans, namely in BiH, where the fuse of World War I was lit. In the 1990s Europe witnessed the worst armed conflict after World War II taking place in this region. Historically, the ...
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Migration, terrorism and possible armed conflicts in the Western Balkans
... the Western Balkans, who are headed to Central and Western Europe, or intend to settle down on the territory of the Balkan region, which is less likely, but not impossible; emigrants-returnees - ...
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Tough love : the European Union's relations with the Western Balkans
... the Western Balkans, and as a result of the aim to strike a balance between taking a broad view of international relations with the Western Balkans as a whole and examining certain events, ...
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The Way Back: Brain Drain and Prosperity in the Western Balkans
... While it would be counterproductive for the EU to obstruct or end migration from the Western Balkans, the sheer number of people leaving the region – and its effects on local economies[r] ...
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Intemperate weather in violent times – narratives from the Western Balkans during the Little Ice Age (17-18th centuries)
... the Western Balkans was the ‘Long war’ (1593-1606), followed by the Morea war (1684-1699) in the south of the Balkan Peninsula, and the Holy League war (1683-1699), happening in the vast area of Europe, ...
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Transition Process in the Western Balkans: How Much Successful Is This Story?
... put Western Balkans countries into focus of integration, and thus the countries became an area where future integration is ...the Western Balkans, since these countries are not on the same ...
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Patterns of Constrains in Access to Finance for SMEs in the Western Balkans Region
... What is the best model for growth and if we have it, what is the best way to implement it? These are fundamental questions in economic growth theory. Even when the same economic model is implemented in different counties ...
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Enlargement of the EU towards the Western Balkans in the light of the Treaty of Lisbon
... the Western Balkans was the EU and promised the Union's full support to Balkan countries for consolidating democracy, stability and promoting economic ...of Western Balkans into European ...
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Developing Security Community in the Western Balkans: The Role of the EU and NATO
... the Western Balkans have accomplished the first tier of security community development, are beginning to demonstrate some characteristics inherent to the second tier, but are still far from internalizing ...
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Do the Western Balkans face a coming Russian storm?
... On 6 February, the European Commission published its new enhanced Strategy for the Western Balkans, that included refining the accession process for Serbia and Montenegro.[10] These p[r] ...
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From myth to reality: How to understand Turkey’s role in the Western Balkans
... In interviews in Ankara, senior Turkish officials emphasise that Turkey is supportive of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans, and they express frustration that Europeans fail to see[r] ...
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Assessing regional integration and business potential in the Western Balkans
... the Western Balkans region experienced a period of transition and ethnic conflict, along with a decline in the standards of living and the impediment of economic ...across Western Balkan countries, ...
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"The Linguistics of Ethnic Nationalism in the Western Balkans"
... selected Western Balkans leaders included carefully selected verb-process to denote and highlight the responsibility of the act in connection to the other ethnic ...the Western Balkans ...
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BREXIT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE ENLARGMEMENT OF THE WESTERN BALKANS
... Apart from political consequences, the Brexit it‘s expected to have also the economic impact for the EU. The UK made the third highest net contribution to the EU budget, €7.1 Billion, following France with €7.4 Billion ...
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Cyclical Behavior of Fiscal Policy in the Western Balkans
... the Western Balkans, have graduated from the cyclical behavior of fiscal policy using different ...the Western Balkans might suffer, including output temporary ...
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Employment Policy and the Labor Mobility in the Western Balkans
... A principle question becomes the issue of why employment policies are important to study? The answer is because of the high number of Balkan citizens who are registered as job seekers at the Employment Office. Directly ...
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