Eastern enlargement of the European Union

Rothacher, Albrecht (author)

The accession of the East European countries to the European Union presents a challenge to both the candidate countries and the EU itself. Ten former communist countries are waiting to achieve membership in the prestigious Union. This contribution summarises and analyses three criteria set by the Council of Europe in Copenhagen (system of parliamentary democracy, success fuloperation on the Union`s free common market, adherence to and implementation of the Union`s legislation) which must be met by each of the candidates in order to attain membership.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Evropska unija, Vzhodna Evropa, članstvo, tranzicija, skupni trg, zakonodaja
• Work type: Not categorized
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 1998
• Number of pages: Str. 131-136
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-33135
• ISSN: 0352-3608
• UDC: 327
• COBISS.SI-ID: 18763869
• Publication date in RUL: 10.07.2015