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Prof. Dr. Pascal Hector Saarland University

Europa-Institut

Accession process and enlargement of the European Union

Structure of the lecture (PDF)

Script sheets (PDF)

Ø The values of the European Union

Ø Pre-accession strategy

Ø Accession procedure step by step

Ø Ways to adapt secondary EU-legislation

Ø Safeguard clauses

Ø Roadmap Western Balkans

Ø Supranational integration vs. imperial ambition

Background material:

Ø The "Copenhagen criteria" – European Council of Copenhagen 1993 (PDF)

Ø Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance (PDF)

Ø Accession documents Croatia (excerpt) (PDF)

Ø Treaty of accession 2003 (PDF)

Ø Act of accession 2003 (PDF)

Ø Accession documents 1994 (PDF)

Ø Act of accession Romania and Bulgaria (excerpt protection clauses) (PDF)

Ø Map of candidate countries (PDF)

Ø Negotiation framework Turkey (PDF)

Ø Map European Neighbourhood policy (PDF)

Ø Western Balkans: „Thessaloniki-Agenda“ – European Council of Thessaloniki 2003 (PDF)

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