This paper looks at the key political dynamics involved in the process of Turkish accession to the EU, on both the Turkish and the EU sides. It asks: whether Turkish political reforms will be successfully completed and what are the main challenges; what will be the most important issues in negotiations and how the political dynamics around the negotiation process may develop, and what political impact Turkey will have on the EU, given its size, location, and its ongoing and radical political, economic and social transition? The report was presented at the seminar The Political Implications of Turkish Accession to the EU and is a part of the research project Borders of the new EU - possibilities and challenges.
This paper discusses the domestic backgrounds and challenges of the 2004 Netherlands European Union Council Presidency. The paper reviews the national organisation and management of the Presidency with the use of empirical results from a written survey covering some 550 government officials.
This report gives an overview of the Commission’s agenda for European governance reform as set out in the White Paper of Governance adopted by the Commission in 2001, focusing on how the Commission envisages its own role in the EU decision-making process. Furthermore, it describes how a number of follow-up documents adopted by the Commission have essentially given effect to the initial recommendations and proposals set out in the White Paper.