Aktuální bariéry spojené s procesem přistoupení Srbska k EU

The bachelor thesis focuses on contemporary barriers connected with the accession process of Serbia to the EU. The main goal of is not only to identify the most important barriers of Serbia’s EU accession process, but also to give recommendation on how to abolish them. Many of these obstacles have a direct connection to the history of Serbia, or to be more specific to the history of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The first chapter of this thesis introduces the history of Serbia since early 1990s until its accession negations with the EU and the various specifics the country must fulfil. The second chapter states the economic readiness of Serbia, focusing mainly on macroeconomic stability as well as identification of Serbia’s most important trading partners. An integral part of this thesis is also the identification of non-economic barriers, among which corruption, legislature issues, fight against organized crime, the conflict of Serbia and Kosovo as well as the development of relations with China and Russia are included. The possible future development of Serbia’s accession into the EU is identified in the last chapter of this thesis.