The European Union

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that the most noteworthy benefits of joining the EU, which the expansion of the EU would magnify, are the free movement of goods, services, people and capital; stable price structures and internal and external security as well as improved social conditions, employment prospects and industrial conditions for the citizens of member nations. The author contends that the desire of Eastern Europe to become a bigger part of the EU can hurt the EU because of the corruption, crime and poverty in Eastern Europe, which was created with the fall of communism in the 1990s. The paper relates that the old members of the EU are limiting the benefits to which new EU members are entitled and are moving toward a more selective membership into the EU as exemplified by the case of Turkey, which is discussed at length in this paper.

Table of Contents:
Birth of the European Union
The Pros of the Expansion of the EU
Cons of EU Expansion
Restrictive Admission to the EU
The Future Expansion of the EU-Experts Speak Out
Closing Thoughts on the EU

From the Paper:

"Because of Europe's history of war and destruction throughout the late 1800's into the mid 1900s, many European leaders believed that the best way to secure a lasting peace throughout Europe was to create an economic and political bond between her nations. In 1950, it was proposed that the coal and steel industries of Western Europe be united. In response, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was formed in 1951 by Belgium, West Germany, Luxembourg, France, Italy and the Netherlands. Because of the success of the ECSC, its member nations formed the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1957, with a goal of creating a common market (Europa-EU at a Glance). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ahrens, Joachim, and Herman W. Hoen. A Club Theoretical Perspective on an Enlarged European Union. Diss. University of Goettingen and U of Groningen, 2002. n.p.: privately printed, n.d.
• Borowiec, Andrew. "EU Expansion Sows Doubt About the Future." World and I October 2004: 10.
• Brittan, Samuel. "International Economy." 18 3 (2004): 34+.
• Europa-EU at a Glance. 2005. Europa. 2 Dec. 2005 <http://www.europa.eu.int>.
• Gorvett, Jon. "Now You See It, Now You Don't." The Middle East Nov. 2003: 20+.

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