The National Politics of EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans examines the way in which a number of European Union members states, including Germany and France, formulate their policies towards enlargement in the Western Balkans.

James Ker-Lindsay is Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ioannis Armakolas is Assistant Professor at the University of Macedonia and Senior Research Fellow at ELIAMEP.

Rosa Balfour is Senior Fellow at The German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Corina Stratulat is Head of the European Politics and Institutions Programme at the European Policy Centre.

Introduction The National Politics of EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans James Ker-Lindsay, Ioannis Armakolas, Rosa Balfour and Corina Stratulat 1. Firm supporter and severe critic: Germany's two-pronged approach to EU enlargement in the Western Balkans Theresia Töglhofer and Cornelius Adebahr 2. Between indifference and hesitation: France and EU enlargement towards the Balkans Natasha Wunsch 3. The United Kingdom and EU enlargement in the Western Balkans: from ardent champion of expansion to Post-Brexit irrelevance James Ker-Lindsay 4. Italy and EU enlargement to the Western Balkans: the Europeanization of national interests? Andrea Frontini and Davide Denti 5. Eurosceptic yet pro-enlargement: the paradoxes of Hungary's EU policy Beáta Huszka 6. Greece and EU enlargement to the Western Balkans: understanding an ambivalent relationship Ioannis Armakolas and Giorgos Triantafyllou 7. Cyprus and EU enlargement to the Western Balkans: a balancing act Isabelle Ioannides