A recent paper from Oxford University's Southeast European Studies Programme has called for the EU to make conditionality more of a two-way process, listening to the needs of the region as well as stipulating the conditions necessary to comply with EU standards.
Σύμφωνα με την ESI η Ένωση θα πρέπει να εκτείνει την πολιτική περιφερειακής ανάπτυξής της στα Βαλκάνια.