Slovenia and the EU: 20 Years of Membership in Perspective

In: The Future of Europe

Abstract

1. Introduction -- Part I: Economics -- 2. Has Twenty Years of Slovenia's EU Membership Boosted Competitiveness and Foreign Direct Investments? -- 3. Financial Aspects of Slovenia's Membership in the EU -- 4. Practice Makes Progress, Not Perfect: Twenty Years of Slovenian Participation in the EU Internal Market -- 5. Significant Improvement but Also Missed Opportunities: Slovenian Innovation Policy from 2004 to 2024 -- 6. A Proactive Approach to Co-creating the European Research Area: The Case of Slovenia in the Last Twenty Years -- Part II: CFSP -- 7. Twenty Years in the EU (CFSP): From "Now What?" to Finding a Distinct Voice for Slovenia's Foreign Policy -- 8. All good-neighbourly? Bilateral relations with Croatia during 20 years of Slovenian EU membership -- 9. Slovenia and Common Security and Defence Policy: Is There a True North for Slovenia in the Strategic Compass? -- 10. A Good Pupil in an Unpredictable Classroom: The Impact of EU Membership on Human Rights Protection in Slovenia from 2004 to 2023 -- Part III: Europeanisation -- 11. Slovenian Public Opinion on Europe -- 12. European Elections in Slovenia: Who Ran and Who Was Elected in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019? -- 13. Gradual, Pragmatic and Flexible: The Europeanization of Institutions and the Coordination of EU Affairs -- 14. Slovenia(ns) in the European Union: Reflecting on Missed Opportunities and Lessons Learned Two Decades Later.