Accession to the European Union is the clearest symbol of globalisation for a country in transition. The integration process does not represent purely regional values, but globalised ones as well, which are widely shared in the developed or globalising part of the world. In order to be fully...

The deepening of European integration has been expected to trigger constant adjustments in Member States since the start, especially with regard to the harmonisation of development of their national institutions. Our empirical analysis of Member State-level governance found, however, that such...