, Romania, Croatia, Turkey, and Ukraine, i.e. the next countries in the queue for entry or likely to lobby for entry into the EU … looks at institutional quality in the EU, in the EU’s neighboring Balkan and Black Sea regions, and especially in Bulgaria …

The countries concerned in this paper are either in the process of negotiations for EU accession (Bulgaria and Romania …) or under a review process for opening such negotiations (Turkey). Therefore we will take the EU-requirements concerning …

The countries concerned in this paper are either in the process of negotiations for EU accession (Bulgaria and Romania …) or under a review process for opening such negotiations (Turkey). Therefore we will take the EU-requirements concerning …