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The democratic transformation of the Balkans

Nov 07, 2011

Corina Stratulat

Associate Director and Head of European Politics and Institutions Programme

Rosa Balfour

Senior Adviser on Europe in the World

WESTERN BALKANS

In this Issue Paper, Rosa Balfour and Corina Stratulat argue that the EU can and should do more to strengthen the rule of law and public demands for substantive democracy in the Balkan region.

Read the full paper here

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