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EU and Further Integration

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Table of content

History of the EU

Copenhagen criteria

The next EU countries

Croatia

Future of the EU

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History of the European Union

The main idea is to prevent another war.

1!1" The treaty of #aris was signed."

EC$C.

1!% " EEC and the Euratom.

&pril 'th1(! " )erger Treaty

1 *anuary 1%+ " ,enmar- /reland and the

United 0ingdom

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1'! $chengen convection

1'% $ingle European act

Erasmus program created

12 The EU

1+ single Europeanmar-et

1! $chengen area

233% 4isbon treaty

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Copenhagen criteria

1+ " Copenhagen summit

5e6uirements for the candidate

countries

$ome members didn7t meet the

criteria

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The criteria are8

" the political criteria

stability of institutions

" the economic criteria

functioning mar-et economy

" the institutional criteria policies and measures

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The next ' countries for EU

&cceding countries Croatia is 9oining this year

$erbia )ontenegro )acedonia Tur-ey and /celand are

candidate countries

&lbania and :osnia are potential candidates

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Croatia

*oining this year second ex"

yugoslavian country after $lovenia.

;ne of the biggest delay8 non

transparancy in the 9ustice system andstate prosecutors.

They had to ma-e improvements to

help the disadvantaged minorities

EU *ustice Commissioner

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Tur-ey

>egotiation about letting a )uslim

country 9oin the EU13"1! years to

complete the chapters

1 chapter of ++ has been closed

concerning science and research

The negotiation was about8 freedom of

speech and democracy especially thetreatment of religious minorities women?s

and children?s rights.

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/celand

The sensitives areas 8 financialreform a dispute aboutmac-erel fishing

$erbia

,ealing with the conflicts from theformer war mainly concerning

0osovo

Co"operation with the internationalwar crimes tribunal delay the

participation with EU.

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Macedonia

Montenegro

)ust intensify its efforts to consolidate the

rule of law fight organised crime and

corruption and protect freedom of

expression.

,ispute with @reece over )acadonia7s

name.

This continues to hamper the country

to 9oin EU and >ato.

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&lbania

:osnia"HerAegovina

Ethnic conflicts remain a worry forthe EU along with corruption and

organised crime

=unstable political climate= >otallowed to participate until 231! atleast

>ot allowed to participate until231!Bas moving too slowly inthe fight against corruption andorganised crime.

The EU also has doubts about&lbania?s energy sector whichsuffers from unstable supplies.

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What does the future of the European Union looks like?

)ember $tates remain together

but the Union recalibrates

around euroAone. /nside there

will be more integration but at

the intergovernmental level.

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Three scenarios regarding a ma9or EU crisis

1. @ermany and France decide that euro is not in their interest.

Europe 6uite different

2. The crisis may have serious conse6uences if they have a failed attempt to reform the

euroAone.

Failure of European pro9ects " $oviet Union and ugoslavia

Fragmentation of Europe is a real danger

+. Even if the current euroAone crisis will be overcome and will not collapse it is clear thatEurope before the crisis of 233%"233' Europe no longer exists.

5ead9ust the new context

)ulti"speed Europe

/nstitutional rearrangement of the Union.

&ccelerated integration with iron"based rules

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Than- you for your attention D

,o you have 6uestion

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