The Role of Transport in the Development of the Balkans

The authors analyzes the transport infrastructure of the Balkan region. Even though the Balkans are an important crossroads for European trade with other parts of the world, Balkan regional transportation networks are both underdeveloped and poorly oriented to the region's need to expand its trade with the European Union (EU) and other parts of the world. The article examines both the needed regional policies for improving the transportation network and how regional efforts fit into the broader all-European programs, such as those of the EU, for improving transport in the region.