International assistance, particularly from the EU, facilitated the region's postwar recovery, while the process of building closer ties with the Union opened borders and reduced the allure of smuggling.
Međunarodna pomoć, posebno od EU, olakšala je posleratni oporavak regiona, dok je proces izgradnje bliskijih veza sa Unijom otvorio granice i umanjio primamljivost krijumčarenja.