ICEICH 2020 - THE PERSPECTIVE OF INTEGRATION OF THE WESTERN BALKANS INTO THE EU

The EU’s role in economic developments in the Western Balkans
The role of the private sector in enhancing competitive capacity in the international market
Transparency as a factor for enhancing international economic cooperation
The role of government in developing economic and integration policies
International economic systems and their impact on integration processes
The barriers of post-war economies to developed economies of EU countries – policies and effects
European stability and the Balkans as a fragile region
Rule of law in the Western Balkans
Western Balkans: ghetto or part of the continent – membership perspectives
Corruption as an obstacle to European integration
Effective public administration and overloaded administration in the Western Balkans
Harmonization of state legislation with EU legislation
Economic development and living standards: an obstacle or pretext for European integration of the region
Image of the Balkans in Europe, public discussions and media coverage
Good neighborliness as a condition towards integration: challenges and difficulties
International and regional organizations in the Balkans
EU and Western Balkan countries
Kosovo-Serbia dialogue saga facilitated by Brussels
Democracy and democratization of countries in the region
Good governance
Minorities and their situation in the Balkan countries
History and its impact on current developments
Law and order in the region
Sovereignty and globalization
Migration
Civil society and its impact on developments in the Balkans, including the media
Domestic economies and their relationships with international financial organizations
Degraded postwar economies
Post-war economies and privatization processes
Population movements and migration as a trend
Organized crime and corruption
Free elections as a contribution to democracy
Mini-Schengen as an integration initiative
Harmonization of the existing Western Balkan countries legislation with EU legislation
Free market and tariffs
Nationalism and its rising tendencies
Refugees in the Western Balkans
Dialogue of neighboring countries
Geopolitics and geostrategy for the Western Balkans and the role of non-European actors
USA and the Balkans
Quality of education in Western Balkan countries, reforms, and challenges
Reforming public administration in the Western Balkans.