The Enlargement of the European Union: Issues and Strategies (Routledge Studies in the European Economy, 7)

This volume focuses on the economic and political dimensions and criteria of the enlargement process. It suggests possible timetables and future scenarios for candidate countries, and reveals the complex process of negotiation and compromise. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures and tables......Page 10 List of contributors......Page 11 Preface......Page 13 List of abbreviations......Page 19 Europe growing together LESZEK BALCEROWICZ......Page 24 Introduction: the enlargement of the European Union: dealing with complexity VICTORIA CURZON PRICE AND ALICE LANDAU......Page 31 Reintegrating Europe: economic aspects VICTORIA CURZON PRICE......Page 46 The role of the Economic Commission for Europe CAROL COSGROVE-SACKS......Page 77 The enlargement: the European Commission's viewpoint MARC FRANCO......Page 88 Implications of the enlargement for the Common Agricultural Policy JACQUES VONTHRON......Page 97 The economy of enlarged Europe: an Eastern and Central European states' viewpoint ANDRAS INOTAI......Page 102 The European Union at the crossroads LISBETH AGGESTAM......Page 114 The IGC: facing the enlargement's dilemma FRDRIC ESPOSITO......Page 118 The new pattern of international relations in Europe ADRIAN HYDE-PRICE......Page 132 The enlargement: transforming Western Europe CHRISTIAN DEUBNER......Page 139 The strategies of enlargement MICHEL FOUCHER......Page 150 The Common Foreign and Security Policy after enlargement RICHARD G.WHITMAN......Page 156 From this point onwards: searching for the path ALICE LANDAU......Page 184 References......Page 190 Index......Page 197 This volume looks at the process of enlargment which the European Union is currently undertaking, focusing on both the economic and political dimensions of the subject. The volume examines how enlargment has evolved and looks at the roles and relations of the different actors - member states, applicant states and EU institutions. With contributors coming from different disciplinary backgrounds, the volume offers an unusually rich array of perspectives on one of the most significant political developments of recent years. Part one provides an overview of the formal enlargment process and the progress the applicant states have made on their economic transition. Part two analyses the completion of questionnaires by applicant states, a significant stage in the application process. The following part explores the intergovernmental conference that formally opened in 1996. Part four looks at the geopolitical consequences of enlargment. A postscript details the method and the conditions of the enlargment negotations at the present time. Leszek Balcerowicz, Victoria Curzon-Price and Alice Landau, Carol Cosgrove-Sacks, United Nations economic Commission for Europe, Marc Franco, The European Commission, Jacques Vont This volume looks at the process of enlargment which the European Union is currently undertaking, focusing on both the economic and political dimensions of the subject. It e×amines how enlargment has evolved and looks at the roles and relations of the different member states, applicant states and EU institutions. Part one provides an overview of the formal enlargment process and the progress the applicant states have made on their economic transition. Part two analyzes the completion of questionnaires by applicant states, a significant stage in the application process. The following part e×plores the intergovernmental conference that formally opened in 1996. Part four looks at the geopolitical consequences of enlargment. A postscript details the method and the conditions of the enlargment negotations at the present time Focusing upon the emerging patterns of unity and diversity in the enlarged European Union, this study explores enlargement from the East and the impact this will have on the future identity of Europe. This volume looks at the process of enlargement which the EU is currently undertaking, focusing on both the economic and political dimensions of the subject Edited By Victoria Curzon Price, Alice Landau, And Richard G. Whitman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.