Eastern Enlargement Flashcards
Copenhagen Criteria
STABLE institutions (democracy, human rights, minority rights, rule of law guaranteed)
functioning MARKET ECONOMY and capacity to cope with competitive pressures inside the EU
ability to ADAPT the acquis; shared goals of political, economic, and monetary union
capacity of the EU to ABSORB new members without endangering the momentum of European integration
First European Agreements (year, countries)
1990
Poland
Hungary
Czechlaslovakia
Process for EU Assession
Coucil receives request
Commission looks and gives opinion (hard, grunt work)
Council decides to pursue–presidency leads
Parliament must accept too
**troika important here
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Most Difficult/Complicated Chapters to “Close”
agriculture
finance
institutions
free movement of people
2004/2007 Englargement timetable (who/when?)
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Challenges of Enlargements for EU Old 15
fear of immigration, restriction on movement, change of budget because net recipients, institutions bc who gets how many votes? who sacrifices votes?, difficulty in logistics because more variety means more interests which makes negotiations more difficult (and language too)
Benefits of new 12 joining EU
bigger market
businesses go to Poland because partner with Germany
helped stabilize Eastern Europe (political, family)
increased weight internationally because of prestige
increased cultural diversity (potential + relationships)
Why New 12 only Partial Members (euro, labour movement, CAP, etc.)
transition period (CAP) Shengun Freedom of Movement adoption of the euro ??????????????????
Turkey: economic and political profile
Parliamentary Republic, Justice and Development party in control (Islamic)
founded under “father of the turks” in 1923
size of TX
high growth GDP
high inflation
large agricultural sector (25%)
Turkey: evolution of relationship with the EU
post war --fought with allies 1945 UN 1949 Council of Europe NATO 1952 1st military coup in 1960
Turkey: trying to become part of the club
applies in 1959 for Associate Agreement (signed 1963)
aimed at customs union (completed 1955)
applied for full EEC membership in 1987
declared eligable at Luxembourg Summit in 1997
recognized as candidate at Helsinki Euro Council in 1999
major constitutional reform to meet Copenhagen Criteria
2002 deepening of CU, increase in EU aid
Dec 2004 decision to begin accession talks, following favorable commission report in October
Oct 2005 negotiating framework adopted by Council, set principles governing the negotiations
started screening process regaurding chapters (35)
Adoption?
Countries in favor of Turkey
Britain US Spain Hungary Sweden Italy
Countries against Turkey
Austria Cyprus France Belgium Germany
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Turkey: arguments for and against its admission into the EU
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