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The process of expanding the European Union (EU) through the accession of new member states began with the Inner Six, who founded the European Economic Community (the EU's predecessor) in 1958, when the Treaty of Rome came into force. Since then, the EU's membership has grown to twenty-eight, with the latest member state being Croatia, which joined in July 2013.
The most recent territorial enlargement of the EU was the incorporation of Mayotte in 2014. The most notable territorial reductions of the EU, and its predecessors, were the exit of Algeria upon independence in 1962 and the exit of Greenland in 1985.
Currently, accession negotiations are under way with several states. The process of enlargement is sometimes referred to as European integration. This term is also used to refer to the intensification of co-operation between EU member states as national governments allow for the gradual harmonisation of national laws.
To join the European Union, a state needs to fulfil economic and political conditions called the Copenhagen criteria (after the Copenhagen summit in June 1993), which require a stable democratic government that respects the rule of law, and its corresponding freedoms and institutions. According to the Maastricht Treaty, each current member state and the European Parliament must agree to any enlargement.
The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. It covers an area of 4,324,782 km2, with an estimated population of over 508 million. The EU operates through a system of supranational institutions and intergovernmental-negotiated decisions by the member states. The institutions are: the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the Court of Auditors. The European Parliament is elected every five years by EU citizens.
The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states. Within the Schengen Area, passport controls have been abolished. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital, enact legislation in justice and home affairs, and maintain common policies on trade,agriculture,fisheries, and regional development. The monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002. It is currently composed of 19 member states that use the euro as their legal tender.
On May 1st 2004, Malta, Cyprus and eight former east-block countries joined the European Union. The prospect of increased political and economic cooperation created an atmosphere of impending change. But many people, both in the East and in the West retained a skeptical view of the expansion. What's the picture now ten years after EU enlargement? And does the EU have a solution for the growing support of euro-skeptic right-wing populist parties? Our guests: Katarzyna Stoklosa -- cultural scientist from Poland Judy Dempsey - senior associate at Carnegie Europe Michael Stürmer -- senior correspondent at the German daily "Die Welt" More: http://www.dw.de/quadriga-eastern-enlargement-big-eu-big-success-2014-05-01/e-17555762-9798
European Union - Unveiling Internal Enlargement
Outgoing Commissioner tells MEPs that for Turkey and the Balkans, there's still plenty to do to meet membership conditions. Comment on: Google + http://tinyurl.com/orh99s6 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament Twitter https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN EuroparlTV video ID: df7a9f85-a8c7-4e58-bf65-a3bd00af830b
What advances and set-backs have there been in the EU's enlargement towards the Western Balkans? MEPs and a leading expert debate the challenges and the stakes involved. Comment on: Google + http://tinyurl.com/orh99s6 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament Twitter https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN EuroparlTV video ID: afffb1ce-0510-4c05-8da8-a3f40109c921
http://www.euronews.net/ Croatia's 'Yes' vote to join the European Union puts it on course to be the club's 28th member in July 2013. But the low turnout last Sunday suggests the EU does not have the X-factor it once did. Less than half of Croatians eligible to took part in the referendum, even if 66 percent vote in favour. While it is unclear if that lack of support was down to Europe's debt troubles, it raises the question: which country will be next and will there be the desire to join?
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/index_en.htm https://www.facebook.com/EUenlargement Under the slogan 'So similar, so different, so European' this clip shows just how gorgeous and surprising Southeast Europe can be. Yes, the region is different and this is what makes it so vibrant, exciting and fascinating. But is it actually that different? One thing is certain; Southeast Europe has undergone tremendous changes in the last 20 years, let alone the last decade. On its path towards the European Union, the countries of the region have transformed their societies, implementing a series of thorough reforms. And anybody who is not familiar with Southeast Europe would probably be surprised to find out how many treasures it has been hiding; how much potential it heralds, and how much beauty the...
The expansion of the EU, with all its boredom and bureaucratic waste, is one of the most successful peace initiatives of all time. European peace, and the EU's role in that peace is rarely noted, let alone celebrated. This is our attempt to deal with that oversight. This video is the seventh in a series, Notes From The Golden Age (NFTGA) that deals with the fact that we are living in a Golden Age, and looks at how and why this has been hidden from us. Please subscribe to the Youtube Channel, and/or our e-mail newsletter which can be found here: http://eepurl.com/MNoEj If you are interested in supporting our work you can buy one of our essays: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Morris/e/B006DS0Q2U/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 The quote at the end comes from page 733 of Tony Judt's incredible Post-...
Why Does Turkey Hate Its President? http://bit.ly/1U2k7LZ What Are The World's Fastest Developing Cities? http://bit.ly/1WDyqV0 Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml After years of waiting for EU membership, Turkey is still far from meeting its entry requirements. So what is Turkey doing wrong? Learn More: Turkey http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/turkey/index_en.htm "In 1987, Turkey applied to join what was then the European Economic Community, and in 1997 it was declared eligible to join the EU." Can a Turkey sliding into despotism and censorship still join the EU? The answer must be no http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/07/turkey-despotism-censorship-join-eu-answer-no "It is waging war on an ethnic minority, its riot po...
EU institutions have marked the 10th anniversary of the bloc's biggest enlargement in recent history. On the 1st of May 2004, 10 new countries joined the EU. They were: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. "Accession benefited both countiers joining the EU and established member states. Enlargement boosted growth and improved living standards in the acceding countries," said EU enlargement commissioner Stefan Füle. ... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/04/30/eu-marks-10th-anniversary-of-2004-enlargement What is in the news today? Click to watch: http://eurone.ws/1kb2gOl euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is available in 14 languages: http://eurone.ws/17mo...
On May 1st 2004, Malta, Cyprus and eight former east-block countries joined the European Union. The prospect of increased political and economic cooperation created an atmosphere of impending change. But many people, both in the East and in the West retained a skeptical view of the expansion. What's the picture now ten years after EU enlargement? And does the EU have a solution for the growing support of euro-skeptic right-wing populist parties? Our guests: Katarzyna Stoklosa -- cultural scientist from Poland Judy Dempsey - senior associate at Carnegie Europe Michael Stürmer -- senior correspondent at the German daily "Die Welt" More: http://www.dw.de/quadriga-eastern-enlargement-big-eu-big-success-2014-05-01/e-17555762-9798
European Union - Unveiling Internal Enlargement
Outgoing Commissioner tells MEPs that for Turkey and the Balkans, there's still plenty to do to meet membership conditions. Comment on: Google + http://tinyurl.com/orh99s6 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament Twitter https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN EuroparlTV video ID: df7a9f85-a8c7-4e58-bf65-a3bd00af830b
What advances and set-backs have there been in the EU's enlargement towards the Western Balkans? MEPs and a leading expert debate the challenges and the stakes involved. Comment on: Google + http://tinyurl.com/orh99s6 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament Twitter https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN EuroparlTV video ID: afffb1ce-0510-4c05-8da8-a3f40109c921
http://www.euronews.net/ Croatia's 'Yes' vote to join the European Union puts it on course to be the club's 28th member in July 2013. But the low turnout last Sunday suggests the EU does not have the X-factor it once did. Less than half of Croatians eligible to took part in the referendum, even if 66 percent vote in favour. While it is unclear if that lack of support was down to Europe's debt troubles, it raises the question: which country will be next and will there be the desire to join?
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/index_en.htm https://www.facebook.com/EUenlargement Under the slogan 'So similar, so different, so European' this clip shows just how gorgeous and surprising Southeast Europe can be. Yes, the region is different and this is what makes it so vibrant, exciting and fascinating. But is it actually that different? One thing is certain; Southeast Europe has undergone tremendous changes in the last 20 years, let alone the last decade. On its path towards the European Union, the countries of the region have transformed their societies, implementing a series of thorough reforms. And anybody who is not familiar with Southeast Europe would probably be surprised to find out how many treasures it has been hiding; how much potential it heralds, and how much beauty the...
The expansion of the EU, with all its boredom and bureaucratic waste, is one of the most successful peace initiatives of all time. European peace, and the EU's role in that peace is rarely noted, let alone celebrated. This is our attempt to deal with that oversight. This video is the seventh in a series, Notes From The Golden Age (NFTGA) that deals with the fact that we are living in a Golden Age, and looks at how and why this has been hidden from us. Please subscribe to the Youtube Channel, and/or our e-mail newsletter which can be found here: http://eepurl.com/MNoEj If you are interested in supporting our work you can buy one of our essays: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Morris/e/B006DS0Q2U/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 The quote at the end comes from page 733 of Tony Judt's incredible Post-...
Why Does Turkey Hate Its President? http://bit.ly/1U2k7LZ What Are The World's Fastest Developing Cities? http://bit.ly/1WDyqV0 Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml After years of waiting for EU membership, Turkey is still far from meeting its entry requirements. So what is Turkey doing wrong? Learn More: Turkey http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/turkey/index_en.htm "In 1987, Turkey applied to join what was then the European Economic Community, and in 1997 it was declared eligible to join the EU." Can a Turkey sliding into despotism and censorship still join the EU? The answer must be no http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/07/turkey-despotism-censorship-join-eu-answer-no "It is waging war on an ethnic minority, its riot po...
EU institutions have marked the 10th anniversary of the bloc's biggest enlargement in recent history. On the 1st of May 2004, 10 new countries joined the EU. They were: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. "Accession benefited both countiers joining the EU and established member states. Enlargement boosted growth and improved living standards in the acceding countries," said EU enlargement commissioner Stefan Füle. ... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/04/30/eu-marks-10th-anniversary-of-2004-enlargement What is in the news today? Click to watch: http://eurone.ws/1kb2gOl euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is available in 14 languages: http://eurone.ws/17mo...
March, 2017 Prague, Czech Republic
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Dr. Dan Hamilton speaks about EU enlargement and the history and future of accession at WAC-DC's 2011 Professional Development Workshop for Educators on the EU.
Croatia Forum 2014. - 10 - 12 July 2014, Dubrovnik "EU Integration of Western Balkans: State of Play“ Panel Session (II) „The Future of EU Enlargement“
In an interview with RFE/RL Armenian Service Director Harry Tamrazian in Yerevan, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele spoke about Armenia's diminished prospects for the Vilnius summit as well as what lies in store for the other five members. In November, the European Union will hold a long-awaited summit in the Lithuanian capital with the six members of its European Partnership program -- Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
CERIS Video Conference delivered from Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University: The Enlarged European Union and its neighbours. Jacques Rupnik (Centre de Recherches Internationales-CERI, Institut d'Etudes politiques-IEP, SciencesPo, Paris)
This seminar on the future of EU enlargement after Croatia, was held at NUPI on the 10th of June 2013. The seminar was arranged by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in cooperation with the European Union Delegation to Norway. This video shows the whole seminar: Presentation by Lawrence Meredith, Head of unit at the European Commission's DG Enlargement, comments by Mr. Mario Horvatic, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Norway and Q & A.
The panel discussed whether there is a need for a reformed EU approach to the Eastern neighbors and if the Union is ready and capable to address the challenges appearing in the reforming countries and those posed by the emergence of the Eurasian Union. It discussed how various actors within the European Union could further engage with the individual EaP partner countries in support of their Europeanization attempts. Chair: Ms. Zsuzsanna Végh, Researcher, CEU Center for EU Enlargement Studies, Budapest Speakers: Mr. Julian Lindley-French, Director, Europa Analytica, Rotterdam; Ms. Amanda Paul, Policy Analyst and Senior Program Executive, European Policy Center, Brussels; Mr. Grzegorz Gromadzki, Senior Fellow, Stefan Batory Foundation, Warsaw Concluding remarks of the conference were pres...