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Integration is not a ceremony, it is a process. Peace, freedom and justice are the best integration in life. So, integration teaches us that such a process is part of a style of thinking, living and acting.
To integrate means to think in a higher level and not to destroy national values. Particularly it teaches us to better understand the differences and, most important, to work together “for the common good”.
The dynamic development of the Balkans history, not only raises some enigmatic questions, but even today, becomes the source of extreme nationalisms, xenophobic reactions etc. that undermine the integration process.
While Germany and France after the WWII, have given the best example to “overpass” the past and lead the way to cooperation (for what has been the main reason of war) for resource exploitation; till now, not a single Balkan Country has shown such maturity, probably, because of not “understanding” what synergy means.
Nowadays in the region, ideologies, religions, nationalisms, myths and prejudice are mixed in the everyday reality. Several countries of the region still “suffer” from history; inter-regional conflicts (maybe not seen in a macro level), are yet “feeding” peoples minds and new generations; historic text books have different point of views (and facts); some diplomatic reactions of some countries increase the existing gap. But, the notorious case of Chernobyl showed that problems are not within a country, region, religion, economical system, political system etc. but belong to all SEE countries. The Balkan countries should show that it wants to and can overpass history and problems. Nowadays, the general overview of the Balkans is like a puzzle, where each country represents a piece/tassel, but, positioned in the wrong place. While taking in consideration the aim of the SEE countries (EU integration), several challenges rise, even though “the mentality of the population of the SEE countries is characterized by a collective existentialist fear – real or supposed – for the suppression of independence, deportation or genocide” .
While we can attribute the Balkan’s situation to (geo)political developments and hegemonistic trends, analyzing “modern” Albania, is more complicated.
Albania of post-March 1991, conglomerated with the historical developments , resembles to the Balkan’s, but in a micro level. As always, the most difficult thing is to find the culpable, but this (maybe) is another subject.
Albania stands somewhere between dreams and interests. Values and anti-values “collide” every single moment, to provide what we call reality. It’s quite difficult to give an analytic analyze in 700-900 words, so I’ll just give a synopsis of the problems. Albania is missing the European culture , democratic culture , state-forming tradition; nepotism ; it doesn’t have the “luxury” of having a widespread (practiced) religion , has a repressive past and this “historical frustration” is exposed every moment.
Europe is not a document, a bi/multi lateral accord, directive or a common currency. Europe, as said before, is a style of thinking, living and acting. That’s why, the biggest challenge of Albania, are these three elements .
I strongly believe that the most important sub-biggest challenge of Albania is the absence of “Citizen Kane”, of the active citizen that knows that his/her voice counts and uses it. There is a substantial gap between Albanians and politicians (and politics). The main problem, is not being member of a party , but blindly believing that “salvation” can come only from one party (or another). Therefore, people elect deputies without really knowing what he/she is going to do for them; without knowing their economical reforms etc., basically without knowing how the deputy is going to affect their life by his/her reforms after (if) being elected.
For sure, it is quite easy to formulate these problems, and to (theoretically) illustrate what can/should be changed in order to meet EU requirements, but, it is very difficult to show all the institutional and legal means to be used.
We shall not forget that laws are made by peoples; what we call “society” is just a large number of peoples grouped by specific attributes; history is made by peoples … So, all roads lead to the most important entity: people.
Changes should come from them (us). Their (our) voice counts, and they (we) must use it! There is a polymorphism of problems, but we have “the special weapon”: people’s good will!
In conclusion, I would like to cite Prof. Dr. Horst Kohler: “A disease should be cured by combating the causes and not by describing the symptoms”
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