INSTYTUCJONALNE UWARUNKOWANIA STRATEGII ROZSZERZENIA UNII EUROPEJSKIEJ
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2009
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Wydział Prawa i Administracji UAM
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INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT STRATEGY
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Continuation of the EU enlargement depends, to some extent, on how well the EU institutional
system is prepared to “absorb” new members. The main factors that influence this “absorption
capability” are, on the one hand, the weakening willingness, or readiness, of the existing member
states to take on new members, and the generally poor, albeit differentiated, level of preparation of
individual candidate states for EU membership, on the other. For most candidates the requirements
o f adherence to the fundamental principles of a democratic state are still a real challenge.
The paper analyses three main institutional questions that play a major role in the adjustment
processes when new member states gain EU membership (and which also are the key issue o f the EU
reform). They include the qualified majority voting in the EU Council, the allocation of seats in the
European Parliament, and the determination of the composition of the European Commission.
The analysis of the above leads to a conclusion that although the enforcement of the Lisbon
Treaty would undoubtedly facilitate further continuation o f the EU enlargement strategy, even under
the current Nice Treaty the accession of the West Balean states should pose no real problems. In the
case of Turkey, or the Ukraine, however, some basic elements of the “Lisbon Treaty” package would
need to be renegotiated.
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Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny 71, 2009, z. 2, s. 87-110