European Union Enlargement : Background, Developments, Facts

ISBN-13: 9781412806671 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 404 str.

Martin Sajdik; Michael Schwarzinger

Opis

almost ten-year process of preparing and negotiating the accession of Eastern, Southeastern, and Central European countries, as well as Mediterranean countries to the European Union. In the end, ten joined in 2004, with two more to follow in 2007. European Union Enlargement was written by two diplomats who were directly involved in that process.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1: Uniting a Divided Continent; 2: “Perestroika” and the Restructuring of Eastern Europe’s Relationship with the EC; 3: Designing the Accession and Negotiation Process; 4: Negotiations: From the British to the Danish Council Presidency; 5: May 2004: A Divided Cyprus Becomes EU Member; 6: Migrants and Commuters; 7: Agriculture; 8: Enlargement: An Expensive Amusement or Just Peanuts for the Moneybags?; 9: More Traffic: Acquis for Eastern Lorries under the Transport Negotiating Chapter; 10: Entry and Exit: Nuclear Safety and Enlargement; 11: The Relationship between the European Union and Turkey; 12: Poor Cousin Kaliningrad: A New Future for the Russian Enclave after Enlargement?; 13: Preparing the Western Balkan Countries for EU Membership: The Stabilization and Association Processes; 14: Final Considerations and Outlook

O autorze

Michael Schwarzinger