Friends or foes?

The EU has the strongest political and economic leverage vis-à-vis Western Balkan countries. This calls for clear guidance from the EU to the national governments about what reforms to prioritise, how to gender-mainstream policies and legislation in line with the EU acquis and how to move from policy to effective implementation. For this reason, the issuing of official action-oriented recommendations to national governments pertaining to gender equality in different chapters of the Country Reports is of utmost importance.

Read more in the Gender Analysis of the 2022 European Commission Country Reports for the Western Balkans »