Articles in this set

• Seven states to come under EU canopy
• In ‘a country unlike any other' reform is painfully slow work
• Serbia – from dead weight to Balkan anchor
• EU to tread on toes in Kosovo
• Albania: struggling slowly for European integration
• Montenegro: independent and less dysfunctional
• Macedonia's rush to spur economic development
• 'Show us reform and we'll give you a visa'
• Balkan reform vital for EU entry - 1
• Balkan reform vital for EU entry - 2
• Brown energy and blackouts in the Balkans

Western Balkans

The seven countries of the western Balkans are slowly and at varying speeds moving towards EU membership