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EU enlargement policy - Western Balkans on the path towards the European Union

EU enlargement policy - Western Balkans on the path towards the European Union. Focus Balkan : Get on board! Mobilizing young leaders to support the EU enlargement process towards the Western Balkans 14 September 2012, Warsaw. Plan. Western Balkans countries ? EU Enlargement Policy ?

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EU enlargement policy - Western Balkans on the path towards the European Union

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  1. EU enlargement policy- Western Balkans on the path towards the European Union Focus Balkan:Get on board! Mobilizing young leaders to support the EU enlargement process towards the Western Balkans 14 September 2012, Warsaw

  2. Plan • Western Balkans countries? • EU Enlargement Policy? • EU-Western Balkan countries relations? • Perspectives, challenges, obstacles?

  3. Western Balkans- countriespreparing to join the EU?

  4. EU enlargement policy- what does it stand for??? • goals, rules, specifity? • the EU actors? • conditions for membership?

  5. EU enlargement policygoals, rules, specifity?

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  7. EU enlargement policygoals, rules, specifity  reinforce peace, democracy, stability, prosperity in Europe  allow the EU to be better positioned to address global challenges „…any European country may apply for membership if it respects the democratic values of the EU and is committed to promoting them” (TEU para 49)

  8. EU enlargement policythe role of the EU Institutions • European Council • Council of the EU(Member States, Presidency) • European Commission • European Parliament

  9. Conditions for membership? Copenhagen criteria (1993) The EU needs to be able to integrate new members!!! (Renewed consensus on enlargement 2006) supranationalism ↔ intergovernmentalism  unanimity– a common decision taken by the EU Council/ European Council

  10. Western Balkans countries on the path towards the EU - state of play, challenges, perspectives

  11. EU enlargement policycountries preparing to join • acceding countries: CROATIA • official candidates: MONTENEGRO, MACEDONIA, SERBIA, Iceland, Turkey • potential candidates: ALBANIA, B&H, KOSOVO* European perspective promised by the EU

  12. EU – WB Countries relations • VI 2000Feira European Council states all SAP countries are "potential candidates”* for EU membership • VI 2003Thessaloniki European Council summit – "EU-Western Balkans Summit” • XII 2006Renewed consensus onenlargement

  13. Montenegro official candidate / the negotiations started 29 June 2012 • Main challenges: adoption and implementation of reforms, with particular focus on: • the area of rule of law • fundamental rights • the fight againstcorruption and organised crime ***new approach

  14. Serbia official candidate (from 1 March 2012) • Main challenges: • normalisation of relations with Kosovo* • full cooperation and freedom of movements for EULEX • the inclusive regional cooperation and reconciliation

  15. Macedonia(former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) official candidate country (from Decemebr 2005) Main challenges: • name issue

  16. Albania potential candidate Main challenges: • futher progress in the 12 key priorities • internal political problems

  17. Bosnia and Herzegovina potential candidate Main challenges: • internal problems (the lack of impelementing political agreements, difficult economic situation) • Constitution that has to be brought into compliance with the ECHR*

  18. Kosovo**under UNSCR 1244/99 potential candidate Main challenges: • status of Kosovo • situation in North Kosovo • inclusive regional cooperation and reconciliation (dialogue with Belgrade)

  19. Enlargement to the Balkans - the priority of the EU? Perspectives? Challenges? Obstacles?

  20. EU activities in the WB • EUSR in B&H (P. Sorensen) and Kosovo (???) • EU missions: EULEX (Kosovo), EUFOR/Althea (B&H), EUPM (B&H) • Dialogue Belgrade-Pristina (facilitate by the EU/EEAS) • Financial support thorough IPA

  21. Challenges & obstaclesin the EU enlargement policy • limited progress and determination of the potential/ official candidate countries • lack of political will in the EU • lack of public support for further enlargements • economic crises enlargement fatigue

  22. Future of the ENLARG? • case-by-case enlargement • conditionality* • limited abilitly of the EU to integrate new members • new approach Enlargement process = technical process = political process ( = unanimity!)*

  23. Recommendations for the EU Find the right balance: prepare "good” future EU members↔ give clear and credible perspectives

  24. Thank you for your attention Aleksandra Saczuk e-mail: a.saczuk@uw.edu.pl University of Warsaw Institute od European Studies Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28 00-927 Warszawa PL www.europeistyka.uw.edu.pl

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