The new US administration has not yet formulated a policy towards the Western Balkans, and the European Union is running out of “carrots” to motivate the Balkan countries in the implementation of reforms, and again European integration, with Russian obstructions, still remains the best way for the region – US analysts said on Monday on the panel “Western Balkans – Delicate Balance” at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

Due to Brexit, the migrant crisis and the growth of populism, the EU is not focused on the Western Balkans, analysts say.

NATO membership is even more important for the countries of the region in the short term, but this progress is blocked for various reasons – from the Macedonia dispute with Greece about the name to public opinion in Serbia, which largely rejects this idea, says Daniel Server, a professor at the US John Hopkins University.

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