The Enlargement of the European Union

by Cremona, Marise

• ISBN13: 9780199260935
• ISBN10: 0199260931
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-22
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This collection of essays reflects on the fifth enlargement of the European Union, projected to take place in 2004. It examines the process of enlargement, its impact on both the candidate States and on the institutions and policies of the European Union. In so doing, it discusses these issues from a variety of perspectives - legal, economic and political - reflecting the different dimensions of the enlargement project.

Author Biography

Marise Cremona has been with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies since 1992 and became Deputy Director and Professor of European Commercial Law there in 2001. She teaches and researches in European Union Law, specialising in the field of European Community, and Union, external policy. Since 1989 she has had a particular interest in EU relations with central and eastern Europe, and has been engaged in legal training programme and consultancy work in the candidate States and other States of the region.

Table of Contents

Table of Cases	ix
Table of Treaties and Legislation	xi
List of Tables	xvii
List of Figures	xix
Notes on Contributors	xxi
Introduction	1	(8)
Marise Cremona
An Unprecedented Enlargement	1	(1)
The Institutional and Constitutional Dimension	2	(3)
Inclusion and Exclusion	5	(2)
The External Dimension of Enlargement	7	(2)
Pre-accession	9	(34)
Marc Maresceau
Introduction	9	(2)
Origin of the `Pre-accession Strategy' Concept	11	(3)
Europe Agreements becoming a Key Component of the EU Pre-accession Strategy	14	(3)
The 1994 Essen European Council: The Pre-accession Strategy Launched	17	(2)
The First Pre-accession Initiatives	19	(6)
Consolidation and Intensification of Pre-accession Strategies	25	(15)
`While Maintaining the Momentum of European integration'	40	(3)
Preparing for Accession to the European Union: How to Establish Capacity for Effective and Credible Application of EU Rules	43	(36)
Phedon Nicolaides
Introduction and Summary	43	(2)
What is the Significance of Effective Implementation of EU Rules?	45	(2)
Why is Effective Implementation of EU Rules an Issue in the Current Enlargement of the European Union?	47	(1)
How does the EU Ensure Effective Implementation of its Rules?	48	(4)
Are the Currently Used Methods Sufficient to Guide the Candidate Countries?	52	(1)
Why is there a Shift towards Performance Indicators?	53	(3)
So, What is Effective Policy Implementation?	56	(4)
How to Achieve Effective and Efficient Policy Implementation?	60	(1)
How to Achieve Effective and Efficient Policy Implementation in the Context of Integration Processes?	61	(2)
How much Detail should the Implementing Measures Contain?	63	(1)
Should the Candidate Countries Adopt the Proposed Institutional Approach to Building Capacity for Effective Policy Implementation?	64	(2)
Conclusion	66	(13)
The `Eastern Enlargements' of the European Union	79	(26)
Andras Inotai
Some Common Features of the Candidate Countries	80	(9)
Reflections on the `Eastern' Enlargement of the European Union	89	(16)
The Evolution and Application of EU Membership Conditionality	105	(36)
Karen E. Smith
Why Set Conditions for Membership?	106	(3)
What are the EU's Membership Conditions?	109	(12)
The Application of Membership Conditionality vis-a-vis the CEECs	121	(9)
The Application of Membership Conditionality vis-a-vis Mediterranean States	130	(3)
The Future of Membership Conditionality	133	(4)
Conclusion	137	(4)
Strategies for Democratization and European Integration in the Balkans	141	(20)
Milada Anna Vachudova
Introduction	141	(3)
Democratization in the Balkans after 1989	144	(5)
Ousting Nationalists and Supporting Moderates	149	(8)
The European Union as an External Actor	157	(3)
Conclusion: Bringing the CFSP and Enlargement to the Balkans	160	(1)
The Impact of Enlargement: External Policy and External Relations	161	(48)
Marise Cremona
Introduction	161	(1)
The Effect of Accession on the External Policies of the New Members	162	(22)
The Effect of Accession on the External Policies of the European Community and European Union	184	(21)
Conclusions	205	(4)
The Impact of Enlargement on the Constitution of the European Union	209	(44)
Bruno de Witte
Introduction: Enlargement as Constitutional Agenda-setter for the European Union	209	(2)
Decision-making Capacity	211	(16)
Fundamental Values	227	(14)
Differentiation	241	(9)
Conclusion	250	(3)
Index	253