Balkans | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Sun, 08 Apr 2018 23:34:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png Balkans | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 Brexit and the Balkans: Implications for Future EU Enlargement https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/brexit-and-the-balkans-implications-for-future-eu-enlargement/ https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/brexit-and-the-balkans-implications-for-future-eu-enlargement/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2016 08:00:20 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=3981 Eamonn Butler In-Depth Analysis The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has the potential to impact EU enlargement to the Western Balkans in a multitude of ways, writes Eamonn Butler. He argues that, while EU leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to enlargement, accessions are likely to be pushed back several years and the remaining EU …

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]]> https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/brexit-and-the-balkans-implications-for-future-eu-enlargement/feed/ 1 Bosnia’s EU Candidacy Cannot be Sustained by Minimal Internal Compromises https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/bosnias-eu-candidacy-cannot-be-sustained-by-minimal-internal-compromises/ Mon, 15 Feb 2016 08:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=2826 Andy Aitchison Bosnia’s formal application for EU membership, received today, is predicated on a new and untested framework for the country’s political entities to cooperate with each other, writes Andy Aitchison. Drawing on the EU’s attempts to reform the police several years ago, he argues that, if leaders continue striking political agreements that meet just …

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