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  1. 1. European integration at the outer border of the EU? : An analysis of transnational learning and processes of Europeanization through transnational cooperation projects in the Interreg ADRION programme in the Western Balkans

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Matthias Felix Possert; [2022]
    Keywords : Transnational cooperation; Interreg; Western Balkan region; Europeanization; Transnational learning; European integration;

    Abstract : Negotiations between the EU and the candidate countries in the Western Balkans have been dragging on for almost two decades. Until an official decision has been made on who can join the EU and when, actors at different levels have been working together within various programmes with the aim of advancing content-related harmonisation and fulfilling requirements for accession. READ MORE

  3. 2. What does the identity politics problems in the regional relations of the Republic of Serbia tell us about the European integration process of this country?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Vuk Gajic; [2022]
    Keywords : European integration; Regionalism; Constructivism; Neoliberalism;

    Abstract : The Western Balkans have been gripped by turbulent policies and relations in the region for the past 25 years. The Republic of Serbia, as a country responsible for many of the armed conflicts of the 1990s, is today a country that is largely conducting accession negotiations with the European Union towards membership. READ MORE

  4. 3. EUROSCEPTICISM IN THE WESTERN BALKANS: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN? A micro-level analysis using cross-sectional data of Euroscepticism in the Western Balkan EUcandidate countries.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Giedraitis; [2021-02-04]
    Keywords : Euroscepticism; the Western Balkans; EU-candidates; Utilitarian factors; Political factors; Identity-based factors; European integration;

    Abstract : This Bachelor’s thesis aims to contribute to the micro-level research on socio-demographic and attitudinal factors to Euroscepticism in the 4 Western Balkan candidate countries using a quantitative framework with cross-sectional data. The thesis focuses on utilitarian, political and identity-based factors. READ MORE

  5. 4. Implications of EU Accession for Renewable Energy Investments in the Balkans: The cases of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Serbia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Antoine Lucic; [2018]
    Keywords : Renewable Energy; Investments; European Union; Bulgaria; Serbia; EU Enlargement; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The topic of energy, and particularly, the growing role of renewable energy sources in decarbonizing the economy dominates European political and research agendas. Similarly, a revived political interest in Western Balkan countries from the European Union (EU) sheds light on the longstanding efforts of legislative harmonization and the modernization, decarbonization and integration of the regional energy infrastructure. READ MORE

  6. 5. Common interests as impetus for regional integration

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Shqipe Spahiu; [2006]
    Keywords : regional cooperation; common interests; western Balkans;

    Abstract : The south Eastern Europe or the Balkans geographically is part of Europe and at the same time it is the most undeveloped and unstable region. This region is the only part of the continent which is not part of the European Union. READ MORE