EUROPEAN UNION FURTHER ENLARGEMENT

European Union Further Enlargement

European Union Further Enlargement

Introduction

In the enlargement of the European Union (EU enlargement) is the inclusion of one or more states (so-called EU-accession countries) to the European Union.

Article 49 of the EU Treaty gives all European countries, which formulated the 1993 Copenhagen criteria met, the right one, the European Union to apply for membership. "European" in a political-cultural sense and understood to include members of the Council of Europe, like Cyprus, with a single. A right of accession is not, however, have rather the European Parliament all existing Member States and the candidate agree. Before enlargement, the candidate country must meet the so-called Copenhagen criteria (such as democracy, rule of law and market economy) and the acquis communautaire, i.e. the whole of the EU law implementation.

The number of stars on the European flag has nothing number of 12 member countries between 1986 and 1995 to do with. The flag was introduced in 1955 from € Europe and adopted in 1986 by the then European Community. The flag therefore remains unchanged regardless of EU enlargements.

It is clear that the enlargement decision is based on a political rather than economic (or financial). EU enlargement will lead to the emergence of new economic powers that could compete with the U.S. and Japan (A kind of super European state). In the EU all prices are in Euro products and there is no protection of local products. This will lead to enhanced competition and only the best will survive (the state could not protect companies 'strategic'). On the other hand, the market and will increase it. The harmonisation of tax systems is another important issue. Companies will have to adopt new regulations. In the EU only the best will survive and this will lead to an increased number of unemployed, (even) short-term. The EU will also cause an equalisation of average GDP in member countries, helping companies in this poorest country. At the same time will result in a healthy economic environment. But perhaps most important argument in favour of the EU is the substantial reduction of risk associated with international transactions. At present the European Union is preparing for its biggest enlargement ever in terms of scope and diversity.

The further enlargement is not an expansion like the others. The stakes are high: the European Union, which has already started negotiations with twelve states, is about to change dimensions. To achieve this expansion, it is again faced with the difficulty of controlling expansion and deepening, which means in particular that it manages to implement institutional reform and long-awaited decision. The international environment also leads the EU wanting to strengthen its visibility and its role on the world stage and its ability to manage conflict and to take its place in a new architecture of European security. While the budgetary cost of enlargement is an important issue, it is the same of its economic, financial and monetary require both current members of the Union and the future members, an ...