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Western Balkans amid multipolarity and the European integration process, emergencies and territories

28 Apr 2021

The emergencies that have characterised the last few months, from the pandemic to the rekindling of migratory flows through the so-called "Balkan Route", raise questions of great political importance, which may also affect the integration process into the European Union for the countries of the region. [...] Indeed, the importance of sharing on a transnational scale and the urgency to grasp the potential in place constitute the grounds for the third section, which focuses on the opportunities provided by the EUSAIR macro-regional strategy. [...] The geographical coverage of the EUSAIR macro-regional strategy inevitably draws attention to the contribution that the strategy might make to reinvigorate the integration of the Western Balkans in the Union. [...] This contribution - often mentioned in the initiative’s policy documents - could take place by facilitating the adoption of the acquis communautaire in the Balkan countries, in the areas of interest of the strategy. [...] Because, whether the issue is the protection of the sea or the management of the pandemic or the migratory crisis, the Western Balkans are already an internal area of the European space.

Authors

Daniele Frigeri

Pages
8
Published in
Italy