The Copenhagen Criteria and the Road to the Balkan Region: considerations on the Democratic Path

Costa, Bruno; Figueira, Pedro

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Costa, Bruno

Figueira, Pedro

Abstract(s)

The affirmation and consolidation of the European project is based on a common effort to expand the domains and territorial dimension of the European Union. The different enlargement processes have been fulfilling political, economic, and geographical objectives and goals; however, the last few years have been marked by uncertainty regarding the calendar of accession processes for the Balkan States. If for some authors and political actors it is undeniable that the future will lead to an expansion of the European Union to this region, others warn of the ungovernability associated with moving forward without consolidating decision-making processes. This chapter aims to revisit the accession criteria (Copenhagen Criteria) and the current situation of candidate and potential candidate countries in the Balkan region in a critical dimension on the importance of these criteria for European democracy.

Keywords

European Union Balkan Region Enlargement Copenhagen Criteria

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/13276

Citation

Costa, B.F. & Figueira, P. (2022). The Copenhagen Criteria and the Road to the Balkan Region: considerations on the Democratic Path. In B. Ferreira Costa (ed.), Challenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region. USA: IGI Global, pp. 1-17.