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Understanding European Enlargement and Its Challenges: A Lecture on History and Perspectives

This lecture, presented by Professor Koen Lenaerts, explores the complex dynamics of European Enlargement, particularly the May 1, 2004, expansion. It addresses critical questions like why Europe chose to enlarge, the significance of the Copenhagen Criteria, and the intricacies of the Acquis Communautaire. The talk also delves into economic and ethical issues surrounding enlargement, the impact of the 2005 referendum defeats in France and the Netherlands, and prospects for Turkey's accession. Consideration is given to competing visions of Europe and the implications of the Constitutional Treaty.

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Understanding European Enlargement and Its Challenges: A Lecture on History and Perspectives

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  1. European Enlargement Lecture: Feb 28 2006

  2. Enlargement May 1 2004 Why did Europe decide to enlarge? Conditionality—“Copenhagen Criteria” Acquis Communitaire Economic Issues (see Sinn) Ethical Issues (see Carens/Morgan) Enlargement and the Referendum Defeats May/June 2005 The Case of Turkey

  3. European Constitutional Treaty March 2 2004

  4. Judge Koen Lenaerts • Professor of European Law, Institute for European Law, KU Leuven •       Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

  5. Why a Constitutional Treaty? • New political architecture for an EU 25+ • A Crisis of Popularity • Aim: to bring Europe closer to its citizens.

  6. Familiar Cleavages Within EU • Federalists v. Nationalists • Supranationalist v. Intergovernmentalists

  7. New Cleavages Within the EU • Larger v. Smaller States • Market-conforming v. Market-restricting states • Liberal Europe v. Social Europe • Pro-US v. Anti-US states • Military Europe v Civilian Europe

  8. French and Dutch Defeats • European Enlargement • Globalization • Worries about civic integration • Dislike of national politicians • Europe’s democratic deficit • A turn against the Treaty of Rome? • The victory of British-style euroscepticism

  9. Five Solutions to Europe’s Current Crisis --Guy Verhofstat --Angela Merkel --Tony Blair --Nicolas Sarkozy --Vaclav Klaus

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