The challenge of European Union membership : the example of Irish experience with former accession to the European Union

Leunig, Ragnar (author)

Earlier experience with accession to the EU is examined with special regard to the cases of Ireland and other small states. The article reviews the original motives of the six EU founding members, and presents the factors affecting the success of new candidates. The inclusion of new members will makes EU foreign policy more complicated and generate fear of migrant workers. While the political and economic position of the small states has been strenghtened strongly, this may not hold to the same extent once the EU becomes a grouping of 25 states. Unless they act as a group the small states may find themselves neglected although their their economy and democracy will nevetheless be strengthened.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Evropska unija, članstvo, Irska, integracija, male države
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 1998
• Number of pages: Str. 119-12
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-5384
• UDC: 327
• ISSN on article: 0352-3608
• COBISS.SI-ID: 18763613
• Publication date in RUL: 11.07.2014

Record is a part of a proceedings

• Title: Problems of European integration: the case of the Southern and East Central European countries
• COBISS.SI-ID: 18760285

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Družboslovne razprave
• Shortened title: Družbosl. razpr.
• Publisher: Slovensko sociološko društvo, Fakulteta za družbene vede
• ISSN: 0352-3608
• COBISS.SI-ID: 7530242