EU approach to resilience

In order to assist in developing capacities and in establishing institutions capable of withstanding these external pressures, the EU has placed a particular emphasis on state and societal resilience in neighbouring countries. Resilience is an internal attribute, defined in the EU Global Strategy (EUGS) as the ability to respond to and tackle challenges, and in a sovereign context resilience focuses on the capability and adaptability of the state. This article identifies the drivers of fragility and sheds new light on the operationalization of the concept of resilience in the Western Balkans.

Read the full article in our dossier: 'The Western Balkans at the edge?'