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.
Institucionalne slabosti, raširena korupcija i nepouzdani pravni sistem ostaju i dalje sveprisutan problem među balkanskim zemljama kandidatima za članstvo u EU, iako se ekonomije zemalja u regionu približavaju standardima Unije.