Policies RELEX Flashcards
CSSR in charge of enlargement
Olivér Várhelyi
What does the European Neighbourhood Policy offer to partner countries?
Privileged Relationship not prospective membership
Which countries are part of Eastern Partnership?
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
Main priorities for eastern partnership[
Stronger Economy (economic development and market opportunities); Stronger Governance (strengthening institutions and good governance); Stronger Connectivity (connectivity, energy efficiency, environment and climate change); Stronger Society (mobility and people-to-people contacts).
Which countries are part of Southern Neighbourhood?
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine*, Syria and Tunisia.
Size of ENI, new European Neighbourhood Instrument for 2014-2020
15bn
Current beneficiaries of IPA
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey.
Size of IPA Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance in 2014-2020
11.7bn
Copenhagen criteria
stable institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities;
a functioning market economy and the capacity to cope with competition and market forces in the EU; the ability to take on and implement effectively the obligations of membership, including adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary union.
he EU also needs to be able to integrate new members.
Is Turkey a candidate country?
Yes
Condition for application of membership
1) European State
2) respect the common values: human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities
How is the EP involved in accession>
By consent
Do SAA provide free tade measures?
Yes
What did the IPA replace in 2007?
CARDS Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation
How many Chapters of the acquis/negotiating chapters
35
Who are potential candidate?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo
How were the association agreements between the EU and its Member States and the Central and Eastern European countries that joined the EU 2004/2007 called?
Europe Agreements
What is the institution building* instrument financed by IPA* for short-term assistance in adoption, application and enforcement of the acquis*?
TAIEX
What are the projects bring together public sector expertise from EU Member States and beneficiary countries (ENP) with the aim of achieving concrete mandatory operational results through peer to peer activities.
Twinning
Mercosur countries
Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay and Venezuela (suspended since December 2016);
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7 associated states: Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Bolivia,
Who represents the MS in the WTO founded in 1995
The Commission
What is is the overarching framework for EU relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, when signed and into force
Cotonou Agreement, 2000, 2003
How many economic partnership agreemtns?
79
Is the European development part of the general bugdet and how large?
not part of the EU’s general budget. They are governed by an internal agreement between Member States meeting within the Council.
The 11th EDF, adopted in 2013, runs from 2014 to 2020 and includes a total of €30.5 billion.