Relations between the EU and Republic of Kosovo - The path of Kosovo inte-gration towards the EU
Author | Arif Riza |
Position | University 'Ukshin Hoti' Prizren, Kosovo |
Pages | 171-177 |
Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences
IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania
Vol. 2 No. 2
July 2016
ISSN 2410-3918
Acces online at www.iipccl.org
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Relations between the EU and Republic of Kosovo - The path of Kosovo inte-
gration towards the EU
Dr. Arif Riza
UniversityUkshinHotiPrizrenKosovo
Abstract
Almost all the European Union member states have surpassed various challenges toward their
integration into the European family. Although all these challenges are special cases on their
ownKosovosjourneydiersfromtheabovementionedcasesbecauseKosovohasnotbeen
recognized as an independent state by some members of the European family. The other key
elementthatdiersKosovosjourneyfromothercasesisthepresenceofinternationalinstitu-
tions such as: EULEX, ICO, UNMIK, KFOR etc. in Kosovo’s territory. These organizations were
not present in other member states of the European Union and other countries which aim for
European integration.
This manuscript aims to analyze the Kosovo challenges in its path towards the European fam-
ily, which is only possible if Kosovo can create sustainable politics and cause fundamental
changesinalleldswhetherinpublicorprivateinstitutionsinordertobuildtheruleoflaw
In general, this article will discuss the presence of international institutions in Kosovo such as:
EULEXICOUNMIKKFORand otherinternational organizationstheir eectson therule
of law, economic development and the sustainability of institutions. Moreover, this paper will
particularlyanalyzetheinuenceoftheabovementionedfactorstoeaseKosovospathasan
observed country, compared to other countries in the region.
Keywords: European, Union, Identity, Government, Stabilization.
Introduction
Themost common uered word intheEuropean region or in Europe istheword
Europe and European, which in turn raises the question: what do we mean by the
word Europe, respectively European?
Basedonterminologymanylinguistshavegivenvariousdenitionswhich inturn
letthereadercreatedierentmeaningsoftheconceptForexamplethewordEurope
derivesfromthe Greekwordereboswhichmeansdarknessimplying thesunset
oppositetoAsiaimplyingthelandorplacewherethesunrisesTherstmanwho
wrotethe word Europe inBCwas Hesiod while therstmanwho described
EuropeandcomparedittoAsiawasHippocrateshowevertherstrecordsappear
late in the VIII-th century (Reka & Ibrahimi, 2004, 18-19)
I do not intend to continue dening the concept of Europe and its linguistic
description, nor its origin or derivation, or in terms of its mythological portrait,
what has been already heard, but rather its essence of contemporary use of the same.
NowadaysthewordEurope is oen being usedby various regional institutions
as in: political, geographical, military, philosophical, economical, cultural (religious)
(hpwwwwasistwasdeaktuellesartikellinkaaecfarticlediefragederwochewoherkommt
der-name-europa-und-woher-haben - die-laender-ihre-namen.html (21.02.2016).
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