The European Union's Eastward Enlargement

Eastward enlargement of the European Union and the identity of Europe

The constitution of a European demos with a collective identity is one of the preconditions for adjusting the legitimacy problem of the European Union (EU). The analysis attempts to clarify empirically whether there is sufficient commonality regarding Europeans‘ political value orientations to substantiate a collective identity. Particularly in view of the European Union’s eastward enlargement,...

The forgotten issue? Eastward enlargement and national minorities

1 European Union (EU) enlargement in Eastern Europe faces many challenges. Among them are the unresolved issue of national and ethnic minorities within the states that are slated to join EU institutions in the near future. When we think about issues of minorities in the European context, we imagine it to be a very important question for all member states, as well as for those in relation with t...

The European Enlargement

European Union Enlargement Conditionality

As the European integration project evolved tremendously over time, so did its enlargement policy. Consequently, EU enlargement policy became a prominent research area over the years with a growing literature on its aspects and implications. This book adds to that agenda, contributing to the literature on EU enlargement conditionality. In particular, the book offers a new and innovative model f...

The Eastward Enlargement of the Eurozone the Shaping of Capital Markets

• Capital markets have undergone massive changes in the past decade; in Western Europe but of course more fundamentally in the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC). • The euro has fostered the transformation of financial systems toward a more market based approach. Its impact in Eastern Europe will be even stronger. • To ensure the success of EMU an active and open-market stance is req...