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EU ENLARGEMENT: THE DEFINITIVE EUROPEAN PROJECT?

EU ENLARGEMENT: THE DEFINITIVE EUROPEAN PROJECT?. Brave New Europe Summer School, University of Ljubljana, 5 July 2007. MOTIVATIONS. CEE: the ‘Return to Europe’ and desire to lock in to successful post ww2 structure EU: Cultural, Normative, Geopolitical and Economic reasons

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EU ENLARGEMENT: THE DEFINITIVE EUROPEAN PROJECT?

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  1. EU ENLARGEMENT: THE DEFINITIVE EUROPEAN PROJECT? Brave New Europe Summer School, University of Ljubljana, 5 July 2007

  2. MOTIVATIONS • CEE: the ‘Return to Europe’ and desire to lock in to successful post ww2 structure • EU: Cultural, Normative, Geopolitical and Economic reasons • Europe as an indivisible civilisational and religio-cultural entity?

  3. HOWEVER…….. • Against the culture-centric view: - Enlargement proceeds out of pre-existing geopolitical and especially normative goals and impulses - Agreed norms - Shared values - Economic interdependence

  4. OBSERVING PROCESS • Formal Rules AND Informal Practices have been central to enlargement history • Enlargement a quasi-permanent feature of the integration process in Europe • Thus – important relationship between WIDENING and DEEPENING

  5. FORMAL RULES • Article 237 of Rome Treaty: ‘Any European State can apply’ • NB Context: Cold War • Subsequent development of rules • Significance of 1989 and the 1993 Copenhagen Criteria for Membership of the European Union

  6. TREATY ARTICLES • Article 6: ‘The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law’ • Article 49: ‘Any European state which respects these principles can apply’

  7. CONDITIONALITY • Note how it has developed since 1993 I Ensuring Candidate states are ready II Accessions do not unduly disturb integration process III Help consolidate fragile democratic and economic reforms IV Assist local reformers overcome contestation and anti-EU sentiments

  8. CONDITIONALITY IN ACTION • NB Normative context - Slovakia under Mečiar - Serbia and ICTY Cooperation - Turkey and human rights issues • Note also significance of INFORMAL PRACTICES: Socialization patterns

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