Essays about: "Enlargement towards East"

Found 2 essays containing the words Enlargement towards East.

  1. 1. The European Enlargement : To the East and Beyond?

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Jenny Granstrand; [2010]
    Keywords : EU; European Union; Borderline problem; Eastern European enlargement; Enlargement towards East; European expansion; European integration; European Neighborhood Policy; ENP; Energy; Gas; Gazprom; Hungary; Lithuania; Ukraine; Russia; Nabucco pipeline project; Integration theories; Treaty of Lisbon; EU; Europeiska Unionen; Gränsproblem; Östutvidgning; Utvidgning mot Öst; Europeisk expansion; Europeisk integrering; European Neighborhood Policy; ENP; Energi; Gas; Gazprom; Ungern; Litauen; Ukraina; Ryssland; Nabucco pipeline project; Integrationsteorier; Lissabon fördraget;

    Abstract : The two Eastern enlargements in 2004 and 2007 marked a new chapter in the EU’s history, since it was the first time that the Union turned to enlarge eastwards. This thesis examines the borderline problem that arose with Article 49 of the Maastricht Treaty on the European Union, which gave the right to any European country that respects the principles of: liberty, democracy, human and fundamental rights, and the rule of law, to apply for membership in the EU. READ MORE

  3. 2. Eastern Dimension: The Relations with the Eastern Neighbours

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Zekiye Arkilic; [2007]
    Keywords : Eastern Dimension; the CFSP; Eastern enlargement; rationalism; constructivism; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis sought to answer three questions: The empirical questions were: What has changed in the CFSP after the Eastern enlargement and why has the Eastern Dimension been initiated? The theoretical question was: Which theories provide an adequate explanation to my argument? After the enlargements in 2004 and 2007, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova became neighbours of the European Union (EU) and Russia's importance grew. Although the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) included these countries, Poland put further emphasis on them. READ MORE