Since the conceptual framework of the European Administrative Space (EAS) in 1990s, at
least two convergent trends may be found out.
The first trend refers to EAS operationalisation as instrument and mechanism for assessing
the reforms of the national public administrations. Herewith, we refer to the deepness of EAS
content, which has become more comprehensive, incorporating the most significant aspects
on the public administrations reforms.
The second trend refers to continuous enlargement of EAS area. The limits of this area are
not the same with the EU limits and the internal processes of EAS do not have the same
intensity as those of the European integration. Therefore, we may assert that the EAS reveals
specific developments related to the traditions, history, administrative culture, national
identity etc., of every state.
The regional characteristics on the development of public administrations are decisive and the
administrative convergence will take them into account.
In this context, the current volume aims to reveal a few Balkan realities on EAS. Of course
our approach is far from presenting the whole complexity of the phenomena and processes of
public administrations in the Balkan states. The arguments on the above difficulty refer to
