EU Accession Process and Minority Rights Protection in Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia
Keywords:
EU Conditionality, Minority Rights Protection, Romania, Slovakia, BulgariaAbstract
This article attempts to identify the crucial impacts of the European integration upon the political development of Central and Eastern European countries with regard to minority rights protection. It places the issues of minority protection in the context of European Union (EU) accession process. It is argued that the European integration, particularly through EU's conditionality, has gradually generated positive impacts on minority protection in the pre-accession CEE which result in the fostering of more inclusive politics, empowerment of minority parties, and stabilisation of the relationship between kin-state and host-state in the region.
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