Enlargement of the Eu & the Treaty of Nice (Financial Times by H. M. Scobie

By H. M. Scobie

The good Treaty will form the way forward for the eu Union. knowing the treaty and its implications is vital for all these facing the applicant international locations in addition to these nations themselves. interpreting the amount of professional fabric near to ecu access may be onerous. This file offers a transparent and concise advisor, outlining the technique for becoming a member of the european. It bargains: * A accomplished research of the international locations in line for accession to the ecu * An impartial review of the customers for every of the candidate nations in line with an indepth survey of the 13 applicant international locations * An appraisal of the improvement of those markets * A list of the main necessities for access including projections for his or her accession * perception into the perspectives of present member states -- the last word decision-makers -- at the customers for applicant international locations in keeping with interviews with genuine decision-makers together with leading Ministers, Ministers of overseas Affairs and officers of the ecu fee * a transparent and particular instruction at the strategy and timing of access for every applicant

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By H. M. Scobie

The good Treaty will form the way forward for the eu Union. knowing the treaty and its implications is vital for all these facing the applicant international locations in addition to these nations themselves. interpreting the amount of professional fabric near to ecu access may be onerous. This file offers a transparent and concise advisor, outlining the technique for becoming a member of the european. It bargains: * A accomplished research of the international locations in line for accession to the ecu * An impartial review of the customers for every of the candidate nations in line with an indepth survey of the 13 applicant international locations * An appraisal of the improvement of those markets * A list of the main necessities for access including projections for his or her accession * perception into the perspectives of present member states -- the last word decision-makers -- at the customers for applicant international locations in keeping with interviews with genuine decision-makers together with leading Ministers, Ministers of overseas Affairs and officers of the ecu fee * a transparent and particular instruction at the strategy and timing of access for every applicant

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The second date, 1999, was the final deadline and it was an all-or-nothing situation. If the countries were not ready then EMU would not happen. In contrast, with the enlargement of the EU, no binding date has been set a priori for the accession of any country. Thus from that point of view there is no 28 Applicant countries and timing of accession direct comparison with EMU. However, where the experience of EMU is relevant is where the countries were late with their preparation and with meeting the criteria.

6). Turkey joins possibly in 2010. 6 Accession path of candidate countries: scenario 4 Date of accession Countries 2007 Hungary Estonia Malta Cyprus Poland Czech Republic Bulgaria Latvia Lithuania Slovakia Slovenia Romania 2010 Turkey Accession path scenario 5 This scenario was considered on the grounds that for political and diplomatic reasons, at times the EU does not wish to make any distinctions between the 33 Part One different accession countries – otherwise it creates rivalries among all the applicants.

2 The rotating presidency of the EU 1998–2003 Year Term Country 1998 First half-year Second half-year UK Austria 1999 First half-year Second half-year Germany Finland 2000 First half-year Second half-year Portugal France 2001 First half-year Second half-year Sweden Belgium 2002 First half-year Second half-year Spain Denmark 2003 First half-year Greece By following the current rotation arrangements it is possible to determine which member states will hold the presidency of the EU beyond that of Greece in 2003.

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