BALKANS OCCIDENTAUX: LE LONG CHEMIN VERS L'UNION EUROPEENNE

In: Politique internationale: pi, Band 130

Abstract

Twenty years ago Yugoslavia was imploding, leading to several terrible wars. Peace slowly returned during the following decade, along with reconciliation of a sort. Today, the former Yugoslavian republics are looking in the same direction, towards the European Union. Countries in the Western Balkans dream of following in the footsteps of Slovenia, which joined the EU in 2004. But they're not all marching to the same beat. Croatia and Montenegro are on track, and will undoubtedly join the EU in the near future. Serbia has made significant progress, but must still settle certain outstanding issues, especially hunting down war criminals sought by the International Court of Justice. Macedonia, on the other hand, is still blocked by a quarrel with Greece about its official name. And both Bosnia and Kosovo are lagging well behind, and are not expected to catch up for many years. Adapted from the source document.