In fact, enlargement fatigue has been the dominant feature of EU relations with the western Balkan states and explains why the accession process has been flat-lining along a path of frozen negotiations and mutual mistrust toward an increasingly uncertain destination. This remains the case even after Croatia’s accession.
事实上，扩张疲劳已成为欧盟与西巴尔干国家关系的主要特征，也解释了入盟程序为何不见起色，谈判总是难有进展，互不信任正在朝日益不确定的结局迈进。这在克罗地亚入盟之后仍然存在。