EU ENLARGEMENT IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE IN PANDEMIC TIMES

Integrating the SEE6 into the EU would be a step towards achieving the EU's finalité. Ultimately, it would imply that the project of European integration has consolidated into a concrete political space with a precise boundary on a continental scale.

If the EU wants to integrate the SEE6, it should open its structural and cohesion funds fo the SEE6, or provide zero-priced capital from other of its funding sources. The substantial increase in financial assistance should be a reward for SEE6 countries adeaquate performance in reforms.