The EU Impact on the Political Culture of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey
The EU Impact on the Political Culture of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey

Summary/Abstract: Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are the prospective EU candidates sharing geographical, historical, political, economic and psychological similarities. On May 1, 2004, the EU’s last and the largest enlargement shined the hopes of these candidate countries for further progress. Their desire for the membership led the EU to shape their domestic legislation by laws and values to synchronize with the EU acquis communuataire. This, in turn, impacted a change in their political culture from authoritarian tendencies to democratic principles led by their political elite through increasing interaction with the EU institutions.

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