REGNRSG 105 Lecture 37:
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Copenhagen criteria = 30-35 requirements in order to join the eu. Acquis communautaire = any rule that is enforced within the eu legal requirements. For germany enlargement was top priority, it was also supported by britain and scandinavian countries but. There were also economic considerations before ww1, german banks had been leading foreign investors in central europe and soon after the collapse of communism, german investment began to flow into the area. Guaranteeing the security of those investments was another reason for eastern enlargement support. France and other mediterranean states were more apprehensive of enlargement due to its effects on the eu. The problems of accepting the implications of a commitment to enlargement to the east appeared apparent in 1995 when the commission proposed that agricultural imports from six central and east european states be increased by. 10% each year this was supported by britain, denmark, the netherlands and sweden, but opposed by france and.
