EASTERN ENLARGEMENT OF THE EU AS A SUBJECT OF POLICY RESEARCH: INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM.

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EASTERN ENLARGEMENT OF THE EU AS A SUBJECT OF POLICY RESEARCH: INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM.

Many European countries nowadays see the enlargement of the European Union in an eastern direction as one of the most important items on their political agendas and as a great challenge. It is an extensive political task that must be met by the political institutions of the European Union, the political representatives of its present membership, and primarily by the countries striving to become new members of the European Union. A whole series of political changes - including the tensions and problems that result from them - have appeared during the accession process itself. It is obvious that the candidate countries of Central and Eastern Europe must pursue a policy of adaptation and preparati...

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