"There are long-standing and well-known reasons why enlargement to Turkey and the Western Balkans is proceeding so slowly: the political instability and economic backwardness of most current applicants; the enlargement fatigue of many West Europeans; the specific questions that Austrian, French and other politicians ask about Turkey's European destiny," writes Barysch. In her words, only a big political push can resolve these multiple deadlocks. But few EU member states are keen to move enlargement along.
"Postoje dugogodišnji i dobro poznati razlozi zbog kojih proširenje na Tursku i Zapadni Balkan tako sporo ide: politička nestabilnost i ekonomska zaostalost većine sadašnjih kandidata; umor mnogih zapadnoevropljana od proširenja; konkretna pitanja koja austrijski, francuski i drugih političari postavljaju o evropskoj budućnosti Turske", piše Bariš.