POLS 3435 Lecture 5: EU Enlargement

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3435
• Professor: Mai'a Cross

Document Summary

Idea is that all of the countries in europe could be in the eu. Still recovering from the last massive expansion. Eu has to adjust to it"s current membership that is has. Eu can exert influence on other countries by dangling membership in front of them. Joining the eu means upward economic growth. If you don"t" have this, then once you join, your country would not be able to survive in the eu. Ability to take on obligations of membership - acquis communautaire (full body of eu law) The eu maintains its objective of deepening and increasing cohesion despite widening to include new members. Take on all laws and treaties that have already been put in the place in the eu. Essentially catching up that country to what the eu is. All that has been achieved before a new member state joins is an indivisible whole.