Staged Accession Model – a Way to End the Stagnation?

The road of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to the EU has been long. Although the country gained the European perspective in 2003, the country managed to submit its application for EU membership only in 2016. The EU Council accepted the…

Potential application of the Staged accession model

Although Montenegro has been considered a leader in European integration in comparison to other Western Balkans countries, it is the country that, after Turkey, has already achieved the record length of negotiation process for joining the European Union (EU). As…

The Model of Staged Accession: Addressing the EU’s four key concerns

The model of staged accession has captured some attention in the discussions on the future of the EU enlargement policy. Initially published in October 2021, the proposal has so far inspired several cross-European debates, and gained support by numerous members of the expert community as well as some policymakers.