Lecture 9 Flashcards
What are the Copenhagen criteria?
The criteria to join the EU
Who controls assession of new members?
In the past the members states largely controlled it, now they still have to get permission from parliament
Why are EU requirements now stricter then they were in the past?
Because of Romania’s and Bulgaria’s problems when joining.
What are the EU processes to join it?
- Uninanimous decision to start negotiations, these happen per chapter
- Acession Treaty needs to be approved by parliament and ratified by every member state
Thus largely intergovernmental
What are the EU processes to join it?
- Uninanimous decision to start negotiations, these happen per chapter
- Acession Treaty needs to be approved by parliament and ratified by every member state
Thus largely intergovernmental
How can enlargement be described using neo-functionalism?
Name 3 dimensions
There are three dimensions for enlargement
1. Gradual process that involves serveral incremental stages
2. The commission plays a major role in managing the process
3. Role of intrest groups
How can enlargement be described using liberal intergovernmentalism?
Name 2 contributions
Consist of 2 contributions:
1. Costs and benefits of socio-economic interdependence inform who supports enlargement
2. How states generally bargain with each other
How can enlargement be questioned using social constructivism?
Which 2 questions does it ask?
Looks at the following two questions:
1. Why did member states accept (in this case) Eastern enlargement
2. Why did candidate countries accept the demands?
How can enlargement be described using social constructivism?
What are its 3 findings
- The closer a country is in norms, the closer it is to joining the EU
- The feeling of social responsability to those that did not have the chance to join the EU before
- Emulation of institutional models offered by the EU
How can enlargement be described using Europeanization?
It mainly explains the impact that top down Europeanization has to policy, politics, norms and actors. It appears this influence is reversable
What are ideas about future EU enlargment?
Describe a short history of the UK and the EU
What did each side of the Brexit debate emphasize? Who won? What was the British strategy?
How did negotiations start? How were they structured? What were the main contentionpoints?
Referring to Brexit obv.
What is the TCA? How was it ratified?
When was the possibility of an EU exit created? Has there ever been an exit before?
How was Britains exit negotiated? How should an exit proposal be accepted?
Why was a no-deal option added in?
What were the problem issues when negotiating Brexit?
Name 5
What is the Good Friday Agreement? Why is this a problem for Brexit?
What was the first enlargement of the EU? What did the entry of two of these countries mean for the EU?
What was the second EU enlargement? Why was this significant? What did it imply for the EU?
What was the third EU enlargement? What was special about these countries?
How was Europe redefined after the cold war?
Name 3
How was Eastern-Europe stabilized after the Cold War?
What are the Copenhagen Criteria?
Name the four
What are the five steps that need to be taken before a country can join the EU?
Who decides on elegibility of a country for the EU? Who just gives their opinion? What happens after?
How do EU accession negotiations work? Who needs to accept the accession treaties?
What were the main problems of the Eastern European Enlargement?
Name 4/5
What is the regatta principle?
What were four problems after the CEEC (Eastern European) enlagement?
What are some of the current countries negotiating for enlargement? What are (some) other countries that could join in the future?
