Advantages and disadvantages of membership in the European Union and the new challenges for Polish integration policy Cover Image

Wady i zalety członkostwa w Unii Europejskiej oraz nowe wyzwania dla polityki integracyjnej Polski
Advantages and disadvantages of membership in the European Union and the new challenges for Polish integration policy

Author(s): Józef M. Fiszer
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: European Union; Poland; negotiations; europeanisation; cooperation; economic growth

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is an attempt to show from the perspective of the 12 years that have passed since Polish accession to the European Union, the pros and cons of our membership in this unprecedented European project, and the analysis of the importance of this fact for the Polish domestic and foreign policy. Furthermore, the article shows the current threats the Union is facing and against this background presents new challenges and tasks for the Polish integration policy. The main thesis of the article is the observation that the Polish accession to the EU has been and is still one of the most important events in recent Polish history and success of its international policy. She became almost a turning point in Polish domestic and foreign policy. Poland thanks to the accession to the EU has strengthened its position in Europe and in the world, but today we must develop a new strategy and to establish further tasks and goals for the Polish integration policy, which should be adequate for the rapidly changing international reality.

  • Issue Year: 13/2016
  • Issue No: 43
  • Page Range: 181-215
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish