Europeanization of Kosovo's Public Administration: 2009-2017

Abstract

The process of European integration in the case of Kosovo has shown a domestic transformation which tries to be built on European values and standards. Henceforth, this paper tries to analyze the impact of European standards on the public administration of Kosovo through the lens of the Europeanization theories. In this study we attempt to analyze the degree of Europeanization of Kosovo‟s public administration by assessing the EU Progress Reports and SIGMA assessments. Later, in this paper we assess the main obstacles (veto points) hindering this process by weighting them with the factors of willingness and capability. The main goal of this study is to provide an understanding on the changes that have taken place, the pace of the changes, the direction of the changes, and the speed of the changes as well as factors affecting this change. From the conclusions we can say that Kosovo‟s public administration shares European features, but it has a long way ahead to reach the entrance doors of the EU.