Two years after: What has the eastern enlargement brought to the European Union?

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

4 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

05/17/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

European union

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Summary :

Introduction
The EU-enlargement has brought a modernization of the EU
1. A new political organization of the European Union
2. A deep questioning of the common budget
3. New politics for regions and new dynamics of development
But this enlargement brought new issues and fears too
1. A complete questioning of the European Union
2. Upheavals in the single market
3. The fear of a redistribution of the roles in Europe
The future: Are the eastern countries the new motor of the EU?
1. A new hope for democracy
2. The new empowerment of the eastern countries
3. The end of the enlargement process?
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Abstract

"The future of Europe never appeared so dubious. Neither did some of its possible futures appear so promising" affirms Jean-Paul Fitoussi in his book devoted to the problems of the conflict between the national interests and the requirements of convergence in Europe1. In fact, for the eastern countries including France, Germany and the other countries in the historical european union, EU-enlargement represents the result of a political and economic transition that started in the beginning of the Nineties. But the integration of the eastern countries, achieved in May 2004, caused (and till today continues to cause) new prospects and strong concerns among the populations and the politicians to rise. And that is why so many people stress today this question: what has the eastern enlargement really brought to the european union? Thus we will make an assessment of what this enlargement brought to the EU and support finally the idea of a future positive role of these countries in spite of all the current critics.