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The interest of values: The EU’s democracy promotion in the Western Balkans and the eastern neighbourhood
Summary Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine brought a new geopolitical urgency to EU enlargement. The EU now faces the task of balancing that urgency with the need to help aspiring members in the Western Balkans and the eastern neighbourhood transform …