Institucionalne slabosti, raširena korupcija i nepouzdanost pravnih sistema i dalje su jako prisutni problemi kod zemalja kandidata za EU na Balkanu, čak iako se ekonomije regiona približavaju standardima bloka.
Institutional weaknesses, widespread corruption and unreliable legal systems remain pervasive problems among EU candidate countries in the Balkans, even as regional economies move closer to the bloc's standards.