While other former communist states are now in the EU, the Western Balkan countries are still at earlier stages of accession -- even though the former Yugoslavia was comparatively prosperous and developed.
Dok su ostale bivše komunističke države sada u EU, zemlje zapadnog Balkana još uvijek su u ranoj fazi pridruživanja – iako je bivša Jugoslavija bila u usporedbi s njima uspješnija i razvijenija.