Article observes twenty years of relations between Slovenia and the European Union. For this purpose, the author uses the classification developed by Tanja Börzel and Thomas Risse with the aim to study Europeanization processes, i.e. the impact of the EU on the EU member as well as candidate/accession states.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1225093
The development of South East Europe (SEE) is very closely tied to the interests of the European Union (EU) in the region and to the efforts of individual SEE countries to integrate into the EU. Danica Fink-Hafner and Damjan Lajh in 'Europeanization in South East Europe' review the domestic impact of the EU's policy towards the region, also taking its geopolitical interests in SEE into account. The chapter also covers trends in the attitude of the EU towards the region's countries and changing conditions for their acceptance, membership negotiations and subsequent full membership.
COBISS.SI-ID: 31063645
Variations in relationships between interest groups and seven post-communist parliaments (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine) are found to be determined by the constitutional system, the strenght of civil society and institutionalisation of the social partnership, as well as by international organisations. Membership in the European Union has strengthened the national executive in relation to both interest groups and the parliament.
COBISS.SI-ID: 31132253