The national SAPARD programs pursue two objectives. First, they contribute to the develop-ment of competitive structures in the agricultural and food sectors in the accession countries by subsidizing investments into developable enterprises. Beyond that, the programs are in-tended to foster the...

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...