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Advocacy Strategy for the EU Integration of the Western Balkans Guidelines Center for European Neighborhood Studies European Movement Montenegro Advocacy Strategy for the EU Integration of the Western Balkans Guidelines Advocacy Strategy for the EU Integration of the Western Balkans Guidelines November 2016 Advocacy Strategy for the EU Integration of the Western Balkans - Guidelines Publisher European Movement in Serbia Kralja Milana 31 Belgrade www.emins.org For the publisher Maja Bobić Authors Ana Marjanović Rudan Belma Ćemalović Dragan Đukanović Hana Semanić Jelica Minić Marta Szpala Megi Llubani Michal Vít Mila Brnović Momčilo Radulović Tomáš Strážay Lead Author and Editor Jelica Minić Executive editor Aleksandar Bogdanović Language editing and proofreading Duška Tomanović Design ISSstudioDesign, Beograd [email protected] Belgrade, November 2016 The project and publication are financially supported by the International Visegrad Fund and Deutsche Zusammenarbeit. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the the official opinion of the International Visegrad Fund and Deutsche Zusammenarbeit. Contents Foreword .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Advocacy Strategy for the EU Integration of the Western Balkans - Guidelines ........................................................................ 3 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Strategy Development Guidelines ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 3. Next Steps ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 The Western Balkans - National Chapters ...............................................................................................................................................................................21 Albania ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Abstract ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 1. Albania in the EU Integration Process ....................................................................................................................................................................23 2. National Position on the EU ...............................................................................................................................................................................................24 3. Diplomatic and Institutional Capacities ................................................................................................................................................................26 4. Information Tools & Actors.................................................................................................................................................................................................27 5. Sources of Negative Perceptions .....................................................................................................................................................................................28 6. Strongest Arguments for Accession ............................................................................................................................................................................29 7. Areas of Achievements ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................30 8. Recommendations for the Development of a Regional Advocacy Strategy ..................................................................32 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33 Annex ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Bosnia and Herzegovina .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................35 Abstract ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35 1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35 2. BiH’s Position on EU Accession ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������36 3. Institutional Efforts/Capacities to Communicate, Promote and Advocate EU Integration ........................37 4. SWOT Analysis .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38 5. Strategy Goals and Agents .....................................................................................................................................................................................................48 6. Strategy Methodology ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������49 7. Monitoring Mechanism (Indicators) ........................................................................................................................................................................51 8. Risks and Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................................................................................................................51 9. Resources Overview .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 10. Review of Recommendations �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������53 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 Annex ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56 Montenegro ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 Abstract ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57 1. Brief Overview of Montenegro’s Headway in Accession since 2006 ......................................................................................57 2. Civil Sector Involvement in the Negotiating Groups ..............................................................................................................................58 3. Public Opinion on Montenegro’s European Integration Process ..............................................................................................59 4. Montenegro’s Advocacy Strategy ...................................................................................................................................................................................60
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