Back to Basics: Re-affirming the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans
Publisher: EPI
Volume: 18 pages, pdf
Description:
The discrepancy between declarative commitment to the rule of law and the actual state on the ground is a common denominator of the EU integration efforts in all the countries of the Western Balkans. As noted by Freedom House, “the leaders of Serbia, Macedonia, and Montenegro have turned the EU's disarray to their advantage, trusting that its longing for stability will outweigh clear evidence of individual politicians and parties capturing the state to promote their own interests.