Select Committee on International Relations
The UK and the future of the Western Balkans
1st Report of Session 2017-19 - published 10 January 2018 - HL Paper 53
Contents
Figure 1: Map of the Western Balkans
Chapter 2: Impact of Brexit on the UK in the region
Table 1: Ethnic makeup of Western Balkan countries
Chapter 4: Euro–Atlantic integration
Timetable for accession and support in the region
Box 2: EU membership status of Western Balkan countries
Chapter 5: Interests of other countries
Table 2: Muslim population of the Western Balkans
Box 3: Political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Table 3: Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index
Chapter 7: Corruption and organised crime
Table 4: Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2016
Chapter 8: Trade and investment
Table 5: UK trade with the Western Balkans
Chapter 9: Extremism and anti-democratic nationalism
Migration crisis and the Western Balkans route
Table 6: Illegal border crossings on the Western Balkans route
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Appendix 4: Country briefs and maps
Appendix 5: Summary of meeting with Nikola Dimitrov, Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Appendix 6: Visit notes from the region
Appendix 7: Roundtable discussion
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/uk-and-the-balkans and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.