Kosovo's EU integration: progress or stagnation?
At a Glance
02-03-2015
On paper, Kosovo moved closer towards the EU in 2014, as the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) was initialled in July and the dialogue with Serbia continued. In practice, political deadlock after the June 2014 elections delayed key reforms. The rule of law causes concern, organised crime and corruption hamper development, and joblessness has sparked a mass exodus.
At a Glance
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- accession to the European Union
- corruption
- criminal law
- electoral procedure and voting
- employment
- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- Europe
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- GEOGRAPHY
- independence of the judiciary
- Kosovo
- LAW
- migration
- occupational migration
- organisation of the legal system
- organised crime
- parliamentary election
- political framework
- political situation
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- rule of law
- social affairs
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- stabilisation and association agreement
- unemployment