Péter Balázs proposes a West Balkan union

In an interview with István Tanács, Hungarian economist Péter Balázs answers the question of what chances the West Balkan states have of becoming EU members as follows: "Each individual member must meet the membership criteria, but Serbia could make a great leap forward if it constructed a joint programme for the West Balkans. Serbia is quite low down on the list for membership talks: first come Croatia, Turkey and Macedonia. ... It's as if Serbia had gone to the wrong checkout; the queue it's in isn't moving because of Turkey. The only way to get ahead of other candidates would be a spectacular joint West Balkan initiative led by Serbia and including Slovenia and Croatia."

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