Smaller and Bigger States in the EU25: The Eastern Enlargement and Decision-Making in the EU
Smaller and Bigger States in the EU25: The Eastern Enlargement and Decision-Making in the EU
Author(s): Attila ÁghSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: new EU members; EU accession talks; EU negotiations; absorption capacity of the EU; “cheap” enlargement; Road Map From Copenhagen To Rome Via Athens; referendum; the Reports on Economic and Social Cohesion; Participation In The EU Decision-Making; Long Te
Summary/Abstract: The East Central European countries become full members on 1 May 2004. It is important for the future of the enlarged Europe whether these new member states will give economic and political dynamism to the EU or the EU25 will be more chaotic and less manageable than before. In my view, there is no reason to worry about the age of “great uncertainty”, since the new member states – if they are accepted and integrated as real partners – will increase the innovative potential of the EU that will give more economic and political dynamism to the enlarged Europe than it had before, as it has recently been emphasized so eloquently by the Kok Report.
Journal: Perspectives : Review of International Affairs
- Issue Year: 2003
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 05-26
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
