biggest EU economies with the Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMCs). Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia are still strongly tied to … focused in Egypt, while the four other SMCs appear not to be priorities for non-Mediterranean EU countries. These differences … countries with strong economic links. EU external policy is still largely driven by member states' interests. Hence building …

EU accession and the global boom facilitated rapid economic recovery in the Western Balkans and boosted economic and … of reform and progress towards EU accession.The European Commission in February 2018 set an indicative deadline (2025 …) for admission to the EU of the two most advanced candidates - Serbia and Montenegro. This could incentivise all Western …