‘The skies are empty and the continent is overflowing with insoluble problems’ – The Covid-19 crisis in the western Balkans and the failure of the EU

Jens Becker; Ina Kulić

doi:10.5771/1435-2869-2021-1-7

Contents
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- I–II Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–II
- 3–6 Editorial 3–6
- 7–18 ‘The skies are empty and the continent is overflowing with insoluble problems’ – The Covid-19 crisis in the western Balkans and the failure of the EU Jens Becker, Ina Kulić Jens Becker, Ina Kulić 7–18
- 19–34 The Republic of Serbia facing the challenge of preserving the health of citizens amidst falling economic activity and the need for credit Snežana Aleksić Snežana Aleksić 19–34
- 35–50 The influence of Covid-19 on the field of social security – The example of the Republic of Serbia Miodrag Komarčević, Petar Čelik, Ivan Arnautović Miodrag Komarčević, Petar Čelik, Ivan Arnautović 35–50
- 51–62 States of emergency and the legal questions over human rights restrictions Osman Kadriu Osman Kadriu 51–62
- 63–70 Covid-19 implications and the realisation of labour rights in the Republic of North Macedonia Tatjana Velkova, Temelko Risteski Tatjana Velkova, Temelko Risteski 63–70
- 71–92 Working conditions and protective measures in multinational companies during the pandemic: The case of Inditex Emirali Karadoğan Emirali Karadoğan 71–92
- 93–102 The impact of EU conditionality policy on human rights and rule of law in the western Balkans: An attempt at a methodology Qerim Qerimi Qerim Qerimi 93–102
- 103–106 Catch your breath Christophe Solioz Christophe Solioz 103–106
- 107–120 The political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the fault lines set down in the Dayton Agreement Slobodan Petrović Slobodan Petrović 107–120
- 121–134 The Dayton Agreement and social reform: Omne principium difficile est Željko Mirjanić, Marko Šukalo Željko Mirjanić, Marko Šukalo 121–134
- 135–152 Material deprivation and employment status in post-transition: Evidence from North Macedonia Dimitar Nikoloski Dimitar Nikoloski 135–152
- 153–154 About the Authors 153–154
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SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe , page 7 - 18

‘The skies are empty and the continent is overflowing with insoluble problems’ – The Covid-19 crisis in the western Balkans and the failure of the EU

Autoren

Jens Becker Ina Kulić

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/1435-2869-2021-1-7
- ISSN: 1435-2869
- ISSN online: 2942-3384
Abstract

Many societies are still in the stranglehold of the coronavirus. China, South Korea and Taiwan have apparently overcome the pandemic but problems that are almost impossible to resolve are piling up in Europe. Despite the joint vaccination procurement campaign, the EU in particular is struggling to regulate the crisis domestically. The states of the western Balkans which have been relying on an EU perspective for years and which have repeatedly been put off, have also been hit hard, piling problems on top of health services that are, for a number of reasons, already seriously jeopardised. In view of the worsening situation - countries in central and south-eastern Europe are over-represented among those with the highest numbers of Covid-19 related deaths - we take a closer look at current practicalities and political realities in these ‘high incidence areas’, as the region is currently known (according to the Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft). This article focuses on the role of the EU, and how views of this are changing in the region, as well as that being played by other, apparently more nimble and agile, powers.
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