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In the current debate on the European Union enlargement there is an apparent mythical belief that, if the set of preconditions set by Brussels are fulfilled, rapid and sustained economic growth would ensue, which would allow the newly admitted countries to catch up economically with the better off E...

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In the last weeks, several declarations preferring the scenario of the large-group (big-bang) enlargement of the European Union (EU) have been made both by member-countries and the Commission. Although the latest Commission reports, including the enlargement strategy paper, mention the previously un...

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This paper is the edited version of the speech given by Mr. Enrico Grillo Pasquarelli at the European Institute of Romania on April 12, 2002. In his speech, Mr. Pasquarelli analyzes Romania’s situation in the larger context of the EU enlargement. The main argument throughout the speech is that acces...

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The latest cycle of the European Union enlargement generated a panoply of problems unknown of in the anamnesis of this organisation. Specific historic experience of the applicants pre-determined a considerable specialty of west-European fashioned democratic regimes in those countries, weakness of co...

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The nature of the European Union (EU) as a global actor has long been the subject of academic debate. Proponents of understanding the EU as a normative, civilian force agree that its greatest transformative power lies in its enlargement policy, which allows it to shape reforms in countries that wish...

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By employing the concept of raison d’état, the article questions the European Union’s role in the so-called Western Balkan region. While the region continues to be covered by the EU’s enlargement policy, we argue that the policy has been in paralysis. We explore whether the heightened geopolitical t...

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The recent estimations regarding the outcome of the first wave of the 5th enlargement are quite optimistic as well. Before May 1st, 2004 pessimists warned that the enlargement could lead to political and economic disaster because of the important gap between the Eastern and Western European Countri...

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This article investigates whether changes occur in the national and European identities of the citizens from the old and new Member States following the 2004 and 2007 enlargements. Complementary, it seeks to identify the major attitudinal determinants of national and European identities for the EU...

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The paper analyzes the existing and potential impact of 2004 and 2007 enlargements on EU economy and argues that in order to increase its competitivity on the global market EU needs to deepen the liberalization of markets. More focus is put on the implications of the liberalization of the labor mark...

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What are the prospects for New Member States to join the euro-zone in the not too distant future? They seem to be in a catch-22 situation. Because of the current financial crisis some Maastricht criteria it would be more difficult to fulfil in the short and medium term, which would make it hard for...

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The paper analyzes the current implications of globalization on the European Union. While the EU recorded significant successes mainly in the filed of integration and enlargement, the implications of globalization seem rather worrisome. The EU – 15 member countries are facing increased competition f...

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We have observed and examined 57 children 1 to 3 years old diagnosed with enlargement of pharyngeal tonsils. A control group was presented by 35 healthy children. Bioluminescence technique was applied for studying NAD(P)-dependent dehydrogenase activity in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Activation of...

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is on the verge of a new transformation into a more influential international organization, which is why the SCO Forum held in Tashkent this year has become one of the most r epresentative of the recent years. The forum has been held regularly since 2006 and alw...

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The purpose of this article is to examine how the legacy of the, often bruising, negotiations at Copenhagen and subsequently over agriculture will affect the political economy of the European Union and specifically the challenges facing the CAP, the Structural Funds in the next decade. The EU Budget...

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Jan Zielonka, the author of the book, advances a metaphor and a line of reasoning in favour of enlargement. As metaphor, Zielonka’s book proposes a new angle to understand what at first sight seems difficult to comprehend, namely the complexity and diversity of the European Union project. As an argu...

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As concerns Poland’s experience acquired during the first year of membership in the European Union, I must say that, in general, the accession to the EU appears to be favourable both for the country and for the citizens. The majority of the society also evaluate positively the results of the first y...

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The EU enlargement raises many questions to Member States, among which the institutional framework of the future Europe is a major topic. For the candidate countries, the enlargement raises at least two major issues: (a) what the new Europe would look like and how much welcome they are in; (b) what...

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Ιn 1989, the countries of South-eastern Europe and central Europe promoted their integration of military, political and economic collaboration and developed narrow relations with the European Union (Ε.U). Thus resulted the new enlargement of EU, in order to transfer in south-eastern Europe the place...

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Possibly the most important lessons of the 2005 referenda is that Europe, instead of running into the future in order to hide from the difficulties of the present, should stop for a while and try to solve its major current problems that are symbolic in the citizens’ eyes: economic growth and stabili...

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As the enlargement of the EU fuels intense debate on the future of Europe, as a unified, single voiced and hopefully more efficient actor on a global scene, a clear cut assessment of the implications of such processes at national level is needed. As it enlarges its membership, the Union will become...

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