1. Energising EU enlargement? The prospects of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans
- Author:
- Wouter Zweers, Giulia Cretti, and Kristina Naunova
- Publication Date:
- 05-2021
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Clingendael Netherlands Institute of International Relations
- Abstract:
- With the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, the 2050 climate neutrality goal of the European Union has been extended to the six countries in South-Eastern Europe that aspire to join the Union. The Green Agenda is a promising tool for fostering climate and energy policy measures in the Western Balkans, a region with high vulnerability to climate change risks and little energy diversification away from coal. But could the Green Agenda also be a catalyst for renewed interest and enhanced political engagement, leading to a much-needed impetus to the EU enlargement process? This policy brief asks how the Green Agenda can work in the interest of both the objective of a climate neutral continent and the EU accession of the Western Balkan countries.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Energy Policy, European Union, and Diversification
- Political Geography:
- Europe, Eastern Europe, and Balkans