![]() North Macedonia’s European journey has been even more painful and obstacles-ridden. While neighbouring Montenegro has opened all of the chapters, it lacks progress in crucial chapters such as Chapter 23, which covers the judiciary, and Chapter 24, which covers the fight against organised crime and corruption. ![]() Bumpy road toward EU integrationĪfter negotiating for eight years, Serbia has opened 18 chapters out of 35 in total, provisionally closing only two. Recently, three of the Western Balkan countries – Albania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia – also voiced their support for Ukraine becoming a EU member while also maintaining their own path towards the Union. The global context of this crisis also highlights the need for exploring more creative, more engaged, and strategic responses to international diplomacy. With the war in Ukraine changing how we perceive global alliances and their meaning for smaller countries, it has ignited a debate on whether these developments will lead to a new European order or a new Cold War. Three of the Western Balkan countries – Albania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia also voiced their support for Ukraine becoming a EU member while also maintaining their own path towards the Union. However, little progress has been made since, and the two countries are still nowhere near completing the EU accession process. ![]() Of the six small countries, only Serbia and Montenegro began the negotiation process – in 20, respectively. A potential candidate status for Ukraine’s and Moldova’s accession to the European Union could also reignite hope for the acceleration of the halted process of European integration of a region that Brussels has forgotten – the Western Balkans.Ĭurrently, there are four candidate countries from the region – Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Albania – and two hopeful potential candidates – Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina – yet to be granted such status.
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