Eu enlargement
The European Unions
foreign ministers met at Luxembourg at the October the 25th
and 26th to discuss enlarging their club. The European
Commission proposed to open talks next year with the five
Countries: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and
Estonia, as well as Cyprus. But there are many other countries
like Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria which want to join as
well. Some of these countries were considered to be beyond the
pale. That is why the EU promised an annual review to see if each
country is fit to begin negotiations. These countries should have
the chance to catch up with the front runners but nobody knows if
that is possible.
However that is not the only problem. Cyprus the
devided island is the next big problem. That is because the Greeks
don´t want that other countries join the EU before the
negotiation of the island have begun. Turkey applied several times.
Due to the human rights record and the treatment of the Kurdish
minority in Turkey were the entry talks put off for years. That is
the difficult situation of the Enlargement of the EU.
All the countries
which are outside the EU want to join as quick as possible. But
there are several problems when the EU decides the way of rapid
expansion. First the Expansion is very difficult because of the
economic problems in the appplicant countries from Eastern Europe.
These countries would need a lot of help to build up their economy.
Due to the environmental problems in these countries there is also
much to do. As a result of this arguments I would tend to a rather
slow expansion.
I also think that the EU has enough problems with
the Euro-Project. The countries which are discussed wont be
able to join the Euro-Zone and so they have enough time to develop
their economic and solve their environment problems. When the
countries join one after one it wouldn´t cost so much. I think
these countries would also want a strong EU which is able to help
with the several fonds and economic develope projects.
To expand is a good
idea because the european market would enlarge. I also believe in
the economic potential of the Eastern European countries.
They
only need some help to start into the free market. These countries
would also enable the EU to compete with the USA and Asia. The
problems with the human rights in these countries can be solved. I
think that free market needs democratic forms of government and
democracy helps to enable the people to fight for their rights.
The national conflicts between some ethnic groups will get fewer
and fewer. These problems will disappear in the EU and the
different nationalities won´t be such important as in the
National States.
In the EU the different lobbies will be the
counterpole.
I think that the EU should enlarge
but this change needs time and much consideration.
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