EU-Erweiterung: Ist größer gleich besser?
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Erst fünf, dann 15, dann 27: Binnen sieben Jahren nahm die EU zwölf Mitglieder auf. Welchen Preis zahlt die Union für diese Erweiterung?
Die Erweiterung im Jahr 2004 gilt als die bisher größte in der Geschichte der Union. Gleich zehn neue, darunter acht ehemals kommunistische Staaten, traten der Union bei. Dies, und der Beitritt Rumäniens und Bulgariens in 2007, verwandelte den einst exklusiven Club in einen massigen Staaten-Block, der sich selbst zur Neufassung seines Regelwerkes, dem Vertrag von Lissabon, zwang. Nun, da sich der Sturm gelegt hat, untersucht Euranet, ob die Vor- oder Nachteile überwiegen und fragt: Stehen die Türen weiteren Bewerbern offen?
Croatia's accession negotiations are slowly progressing, but other member states and the Croatian people themselves have doubts about its membership of the EU… Euranet’s Alexis Rosenzweg went to Zagreb to find out whether ordinary Croatians are keen to join in. (In French).
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Seven years ago, the EU saw its most spectacular expansion as 10 new members came on board. In 2007, Romania and Bulgaria joined as well. What are the benefits and costs of this enlargement? And is there room for anyone else at the EU table? (In French).
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Since its creation in 1950, the EU gradually become bigger and bigger. But following its most rapid phase of expansion over the last seven years, is it time to take a pause and consider carefully what happens next? Pascale Joannin, head of EU think tank the Robert Schuman Foundation, answers Euranet's questions on integration and expansion (In French).
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The "Polish plumber" became the legendary symbol of the influx of cheap labour from Central Europe into Britain. But what is the reality for those Poles who chose to move to the UK and take advantage of the new opportunities available to them following European enlargement?
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The 2004 enlargement highlighted the social, economic and political differences between the old and new Europe, but what has happened to those who made the trip to the UK back then?
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Five countries are currently official candidates for EU membership, while several more are potential candidates or could begin the process of accession next year. (In Spanish)
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Croatia wants become the next EU member state in 2013, but faces growing resistance from existing members who are getting cold feet about the idea of further enlargement. (In Latvian)
Paola Pampaloni, head of the Bosnia Herzegovina unit in the European Commission Directorate General for Enlargement, talks to Euranet about how the EU may look in the future. (In Italian)
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EU leaders have agreed to extend the offer of possible membership to the countries of South East Europe. While some believe enlargement is necessary, others say it will turn out to be the downfall of the entire European project. (in Slovenian)
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Euranet talks to Professor Peter Nedergaard from the University of Copenhagen's Institute for Political Science about the benefits new EU members can bring. (In Danish)
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On the issue of further EU enlargement towards East and even the full inclusion of existing members, opinions around the bloc differ widely. Euranet talks to Danish MEP Emilie Turunen about why she is opposed to Romania and Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen zone and why she believes further enlargement must be carefully handled. (In Romanian)
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