Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279922 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 36/2023
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
The economic and financial crisis of 2008 disrupted the European Union's (EU) enlarge­ment policy for the Western Balkans. At least since that time, the region has seen greater involvement by economic actors from non-EU countries such as China, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Their engagement has been most evident in the areas of direct investment, trade and energy security. Investments from these countries can increase the risk of 'corrosive capital', which could have a negative impact on the development of the rule of law and democracy in the Western Balkans. In view of a visibly intensifying rivalry between the EU on the one hand and Russia and China on the other, the question therefore arises as to how the EU can react to and strategically counteract the intensified economic interconnectedness of the West­ern Balkans with these actors.
Subjects: 
Western Balkans
Western Balkan countries
European Union
EU
China
Russia
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
UAE
direct investment
trade relations
energy security
investment in renewable energy
gradual EU accession
EU enlargement process
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
IPA
Economic and Investment Plan
EIP
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Document Type: 
Research Report

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