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EU and Further Integration
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Table of content
History of the EU
Copenhagen criteria
The next EU countries
Croatia
Future of the EU
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History of the European Union
The main idea is to prevent another war.
1!1" The treaty of #aris was signed."
EC$C.
1!% " EEC and the Euratom.
&pril 'th1(! " )erger Treaty
1 *anuary 1%+ " ,enmar- /reland and the
United 0ingdom
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1'! $chengen convection
1'% $ingle European act
Erasmus program created
12 The EU
1+ single Europeanmar-et
1! $chengen area
233% 4isbon treaty
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Copenhagen criteria
1+ " Copenhagen summit
5e6uirements for the candidate
countries
$ome members didn7t meet the
criteria
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The criteria are8
" the political criteria
stability of institutions
" the economic criteria
functioning mar-et economy
" the institutional criteria policies and measures
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The next ' countries for EU
&cceding countries Croatia is 9oining this year
$erbia )ontenegro )acedonia Tur-ey and /celand are
candidate countries
&lbania and :osnia are potential candidates
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Croatia
*oining this year second ex"
yugoslavian country after $lovenia.
;ne of the biggest delay8 non
transparancy in the 9ustice system andstate prosecutors.
They had to ma-e improvements to
help the disadvantaged minorities
EU *ustice Commissioner
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Tur-ey
>egotiation about letting a )uslim
country 9oin the EU13"1! years to
complete the chapters
1 chapter of ++ has been closed
concerning science and research
The negotiation was about8 freedom of
speech and democracy especially thetreatment of religious minorities women?s
and children?s rights.
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/celand
The sensitives areas 8 financialreform a dispute aboutmac-erel fishing
$erbia
,ealing with the conflicts from theformer war mainly concerning
0osovo
Co"operation with the internationalwar crimes tribunal delay the
participation with EU.
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Macedonia
Montenegro
)ust intensify its efforts to consolidate the
rule of law fight organised crime and
corruption and protect freedom of
expression.
,ispute with @reece over )acadonia7s
name.
This continues to hamper the country
to 9oin EU and >ato.
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&lbania
:osnia"HerAegovina
Ethnic conflicts remain a worry forthe EU along with corruption and
organised crime
=unstable political climate= >otallowed to participate until 231! atleast
>ot allowed to participate until231!Bas moving too slowly inthe fight against corruption andorganised crime.
The EU also has doubts about&lbania?s energy sector whichsuffers from unstable supplies.
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What does the future of the European Union looks like?
)ember $tates remain together
but the Union recalibrates
around euroAone. /nside there
will be more integration but at
the intergovernmental level.
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Three scenarios regarding a ma9or EU crisis
1. @ermany and France decide that euro is not in their interest.
Europe 6uite different
2. The crisis may have serious conse6uences if they have a failed attempt to reform the
euroAone.
Failure of European pro9ects " $oviet Union and ugoslavia
Fragmentation of Europe is a real danger
+. Even if the current euroAone crisis will be overcome and will not collapse it is clear thatEurope before the crisis of 233%"233' Europe no longer exists.
5ead9ust the new context
)ulti"speed Europe
/nstitutional rearrangement of the Union.
&ccelerated integration with iron"based rules
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