On the first of May 2004 ten new countries became members of the European Union bringing 75 million people into the Union, and the expansion was the largest and most ambitious in the history of the EU. Considering the maze of complexities linked to the countries different political, economic and historical contexts, this enlargement was an especially tangled case. Based on the citizens perceptions of the benefits of EU membership the question addressed is: What can explain whether or not the EU membership is considered a country benefit? This study moves beyond the predominant single-case...
On the first of May 2004 ten new countries became members of the European Union bringing 75 million people into the Union, and the expansion was the l...
