Contents

CHALLENGES AND MILESTONES IN THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS

Mircea BRIE; Angela SOLCAN, The Identity Challenges of the European Integration Process of North Macedonia, p. 7-28

Alba GERDECI; Artela ROSHI, Public Demands in Treaty-Making: An Analysis of Albania's Alignment in the Context of EU Integration, p. 29-44

Svetlana CEBOTARI; Natalia PUTINĂ, Internal Divisions and Social Cohesion - Obstacles in the EU Accession Process. The Experience of the Western Balkans and the Republic of Moldova, p. 45-68

Michelle NICA, Waste Management as a driver of European Integration in the Western Balkans, p. 69-81

Laurentiu PETRILA; Radu Sorin TURCESCU, Lessons on European Integration Through European Funds: The Case of Croatia, p. 83-95

Reza TAVALLA, Digital Nationalism and European Integration: Insights from Romania as a Model for the Western Balkans, p. 97-115

CO‐OPERATION AND PUBLIC POLICIES TOWARDS THE EU

Dan APĂTEANU, Boosting Cooperation in the European Integration Process: East-Central Europe as a Model for the Western Balkans, p. 119-133

Zsolt BOTTYAN, Romania's Path in the EU: Challenges, Achievements, and Relevance for the Western Balkans, p. 135-154

Ivanna MAKUKH-FEDORKOVA, Cognitive warfare as a tool to counter European integration: the case of the Western Balkans, p. 155-166

Aurora GAVRIȘ, Methods and means at European level to eradicate human trafficking. Origin area victims, p. 167-176

Luminița ȘOPRONI; Florentina CHIRODEA; Ioana BORDEIANU, Convergence and Divergence: The Dual Impact of Economic Agglomerations on Development of Microregions. Bihor County study case, p. 177-197

Alina STOICA, The Republic of Moldova and the European Future: The Dynamics of EU Accession Negotiations, p. 199-211

SECURITY VERSUS OPENNESS OF BORDERS. SOCIO-ECONOMIC FEATURES AND DIFFERENCES

László BÓI; Szabolcs MÁTYÁS, Predictive Accident Forecastin Software in Hungary and Serbia, p. 215-225

Anca OLTEAN, The image of Romania's adhesion to Schengen space reflected in the newspaper Adevărul (2024-2025), p. 227-237

István POLGÁR, Social Responsibility and Territorial Cooperation in the Western Balkans, p. 239-254

Constantin-Vasile ȚOCA; Cosmin CHIRIAC, Lessons from Romanian - Hungarian cross-border cooperation for EU membership candidate countries, p. 255-266

Ioan ZIRBO, Christian-Muslim Dialogue in North Macedonia in the Context of European Aspirations, p. 267-279