CHALLENGES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FURTHER ENLARGEMENT: THE CASE OF TURKEY Cover Image

ПРЕДИЗВИЦИТЕ НА ПOНАТАМОШНОТО ПРОШИРУВАЊЕ НА ЕВРОПСКАТА УНИЈА: СЛУЧАЈОТ СО ТУРЦИЈА
CHALLENGES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FURTHER ENLARGEMENT: THE CASE OF TURKEY

Author(s): Malvina Tema
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Центар за регионални истражувања и соработка Студиорум
Keywords: Turkey; EU enlargement; challenges

Summary/Abstract: This essay is an effort to investigate the principal challenges associated with further enlargement of the European Union. The specific focus of the analysis is the case of Turkey as a real dilemma for the EU. The eastward expansion of the European Union poses multi-dimensional concerns such as political, economic, cultural and geostrategic delicate questions that are perceived as real issues for the Union. However it should be pointed that this is a game that can not be played by a single actor such as the EU. It also depends on how Turkey will play the game of integration which is principally leaded by the Union. Taking this in consideration, the paper is organised in four main sections. The first section introduces political challenges from the EU enlargement towards Turkey, the second section introduces economic challenges and it is followed by geostrategic and identity issues ending with brief conclusions.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 79-91
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Macedonian