Institute for Advanced Studies Koszeg is implementing a research project “EU integration processes in the Western Balkans and facilitation possibilities of Central and Eastern European States” . The goal of this research is to conduct a comparative and holistic study and review of the dynamics of the EU integration processes and the ensuing political, economic, social and cultural implications for the Western Balkans, as well as how is the European perspective in the countries of the Western Balkans shaped, promoted, or challenged.