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The accession process of the Western Balkan countries can substantially strengthen the EU soft power in the Muslim world and Eastern Europe and become a positive source of inspiration for other states. Unfortunately, the EU’s narrative on enlargement towards the Western Balkans is defensive, negative and lacking geostrategic vision.
You ain’t seen nothing yet. There are new governments in a number of EU member states in reaction to the economic mismanagement of the past decade. The angst of the people translates into revolving doors of leadership changes. Yet, this is only the beginning of a major redefinition of the way politics is done on the continent. Its outcome will be as important as saving the euro as a currency. The original sin behind today’s crisis lies not only in the failure of technocratic design but much more so in its indiscriminate abuse by political leadership, eager to believe that eurozone members can have their cake and eat it. The real question now is what happens to the political systems and political culture on both national and European level as a result of the current crisis.
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