Has the Western Balkans 6 process become a 'surrogate for the real thing'?

Prelec, Tena (2017) Has the Western Balkans 6 process become a 'surrogate for the real thing'? LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (14 Jul 2017). Website.

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On 12 July, EU leaders met with Prime Ministers of Balkan countries in the Italian city of Trieste. Tena Prelec gives a first-hand account, writing that the ‘Western Balkans 6’ (WB6) initiative – or ‘Berlin Process’ – has had the laudable effect of keeping some attention on the Western Balkans in years when the EU enlargement process was paused, but is now at risk of becoming a substitute for enlargement itself, keeping the WB6 countries in limbo. While the jury is still out on the concrete outcomes this process will bring, a particularly bright development is occurring in the field of youth integration, with the establishment of the Regional Youth Cooperation Council (RYCO).

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2017 11:28
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 21:07
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/83892

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