Gentiola Madhi

Balcani | Allargamento, Unione europea Nei Balcani occidentali l’allineamento alle norme UE in materia di appalti pubblici viene aggirato con l’adozione di leggi speciali, innescando rischi di favoritismi e pratiche corruttive.

Turkey’s aspirations for EU accession, often cast as the want for market and visa liberalisation, also uphold an ongoing determination for equality and justice. Ever since I learned of its values, I have believed in Europe. Most Turkish citizens also believed in it – at least for a time. Polls from the early 2000s showed Turkish levels of support for the European Union at around 75 per cent.

Strategic migration control and ongoing negotiations over Kosovo complicate Serbian perceptions of EU accession, despite rising fears of environmental damage and youth violence. No one was alarmed when less than half of Serbians from last year’s government poll said that they would vote for their country to join the European Union. Media coverage was negligible. No politician voiced an opinion.