The Status of the European Integration Process of the Western Balkan Countries

For many years, the priority of foreign policy determined by subsequent governments six Western Balkan countries, i.e., Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia has been their accession to European Union. Yet, in recent this process slowed down, so it can be assumed that coming years there will no further enlargement EU include any countries. The following article is aimed at analysing present status integration with regard aforementioned states, discusses causes regression which identified on side non-EU states Union itself. Their also a key issue context increasingly stronger presence players such as China, Russia, Turkey, all competing for influence important region. study was based discourse analysis (including critical approach) content analysis.