EU ACCESSION POLICY: CYPRUS EXPERIENCE Cover Image

ПАТОТ КОН ЗАЧЛЕНУВАЊЕ ВО ЕУ: КИПАРСКО ИСКУСТВО
EU ACCESSION POLICY: CYPRUS EXPERIENCE

Author(s): Irena Rajcinovska-Pandeva
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Центар за регионални истражувања и соработка Студиорум
Keywords: EU accession; EU enlargement

Summary/Abstract: This paper is an attempt to give a brief and straightforward perception of the EU Accession Policy through the Cyprus case. It aims to research and present the mutual experience of the both parties involved in the background of existing and unresolved political conflict of the two communities living in Cyprus. The paper begins with a overview of the meaning and significance of the latest enlargement process in the Cyprus case. The second part of the paper examines the Cyprus – EU pragmatic relationship i.e. the question of who gets what with the joining of Cyprus in the EU. The third part gives a brief historical perspective on the treatment of the Cyprus conflict in the documents of the EU bodies in the period since Cyprus acquired its associative status (1973) till the latest EU summit (December 2003). The next part explains the content of the plan for comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus conflict by Secretary General of UN and the two most likely to happen scenarios. The final part of the paper deals with the advises that can be drawn from the Cyprus experience by the EU and the potential candidate for accession. This paper is an attempt to give a brief and straightforward perception of the EU Accession Policy through the Cyprus case. It aims to research and present the mutual experience of the both parties involved in the background of existing and unresolved political conflict of the two communities living in Cyprus. The paper begins with a overview of the meaning and significance of the latest enlargement process in the Cyprus case. The second part of the paper examines the Cyprus – EU pragmatic relationship i.e. the question of who gets what with the joining of Cyprus in the EU. The third part gives a brief historical perspective on the treatment of the Cyprus conflict in the documents of the EU bodies in the period since Cyprus acquired its associative status (1973) till the latest EU summit (December 2003). The next part explains the content of the plan for comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus conflict by Secretary General of UN and the two most likely to happen scenarios. The final part of the paper deals with the advises that can be drawn from the Cyprus experience by the EU and the potential candidate for accession. This paper is an attempt to give a brief and straightforward perception of the EU Accession Policy through the Cyprus case. It aims to research and present the mutual experience of the both parties involved in the background of existing and unresolved political conflict of the two communities living in Cyprus. The paper begins with a overview of the meaning and significance of the latest enlargement process in the Cyprus case. The second part of the paper examines the Cyprus – EU pragmatic relationship i.e. the question of who gets what with the joining of Cyprus in the EU. The third part gives a brief historical perspective on the treatment of the Cyprus conflict in the documents of the EU

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 169-193
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Macedonian