Overview

European Union Enlargement offers an intense and detailed analysis of the 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. Sajdik and Schwarzinger relate their first-hand experience of proceedings that occurred behind closed doors. They detail how the vision of adding some countries gradually developed into the concrete policy intended to enlarge the European Union. A special chapter explains the Accession Process as well as the Union's strategy that prepared the candidate countries, in legal and economic terms, for membership. The authors describe in detail the complex negotiations that occurred from 1998 to 2002. These include activities of EU member states as well as the European Commission with respect to the candidate countries. They further offer a brief analysis of future possibilities of EU-accession by Balkan nations and Turkey. A number of topical chapters deal with particular key issues involved in the process: free movement of workers, agriculture, financing of the enlargement, transport, and nuclear safety. Other chapters deal with the enclave of Kaliningrad as well as the Stability and Association Pact for South East Europe. In addition to providing key information about the process, this volume is also a case study of European policies and diplomatic practice. The enlargement negotiations from 1998 to 2002 were the most complex ones the European Union had ever conducted. In consequence, this work gives insight into the working methods of both the institutions in Brussels and of the representatives of the member states that made them a success. It will be of interest to those concerned with European politics, international organizations, and area studies.

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Author:   Michael Schwarzinger ,  Michael Schwarzinger
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v. 2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781412806671

ISBN 10:   1412806674
Pages:   404
Publication Date:   15 October 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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The EU's 'big bang' enlargement on May 1, 2004 was its biggest ever. Not only in terms of the number of new countries it added but also by changing the geopolitical landscape of Europe and ended the divisions of Yalta and the cold war. The book's authors were expert witnesses to the political twists and turns of the negotiation process in the run0up to May 2004. I know of no better record of that tense and fascinating period. </p> --Simon Taylor, <i>European Voice</i></p> .. ..a case study for students interested in the complexities of diplomatic practice in bringing eastern and western European nations together in a greater EU. Recommended. </p> --G.T. Potter, emeritus, <i>Choice</i></p>

<p> The EU's 'big bang' enlargement on May 1, 2004 was its biggest ever. Not only in terms of the number of new countries it added but also by changing the geopolitical landscape of Europe and ended the divisions of Yalta and the cold war. The book's authors were expert witnesses to the political twists and turns of the negotiation process in the run0up to May 2004. I know of no better record of that tense and fascinating period. <p> --Simon Taylor, European Voice <p> . ...a case study for students interested in the complexities of diplomatic practice in bringing eastern and western European nations together in a greater EU. Recommended. <p> --G.T. Potter, emeritus, Choice

<p> The EU's 'big bang' enlargement on May 1, 2004 was its biggest ever. Not only in terms of the number of new countries it added but also by changing the geopolitical landscape of Europe and ended the divisions of Yalta and the cold war. The book's authors were expert witnesses to the political twists and turns of the negotiation process in the run0up to May 2004. I know of no better record of that tense and fascinating period. - Simon Taylor, European Voice . ...a case study for students interested in the complexities of diplomatic practice in bringing eastern and western European nations together in a greater EU. Recommended. - G.T. Potter, emeritus, Choice

The EU's 'big bang' enlargement on May 1, 2004 was its biggest ever. Not only in terms of the number of new countries it added but also by changing the geopolitical landscape of Europe and ended the divisions of Yalta and the cold war. The book's authors were expert witnesses to the political twists and turns of the negotiation process in the run0up to May 2004. I know of no better record of that tense and fascinating period. --Simon Taylor, European Voice . ...a case study for students interested in the complexities of diplomatic practice in bringing eastern and western European nations together in a greater EU. Recommended. --G.T. Potter, emeritus, Choice

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