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MEMBERS OF EUROPEAN

UNION

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MEU

• Members of the European Parliament

(MEPs) are ire!tl" ele!te b" EU !iti#ens

to represent their interests$ Ele!tions are

hel e%er" fi%e "ears an all EU !iti#ens

o%er &' "ears ol (& in Austria) some

*+, million are entitle to %ote$ -he

Parliament has +,. MEPs from all /+Member States

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Membership criteria

-he first step is for the !ountr" to meet the 0e" !riteria fora!!ession$ -hese 1ere mainl" efine at the European2oun!il in 2openha3en in &44* an are hen!e referre to as52openha3en !riteria5$ 2ountries 1ishin3 to 6oin nee to ha%e7

• stable institutions 3uaranteein3 emo!ra!"8 the rule of la18 human ri3htsan respe!t for an prote!tion of minorities9

• a fun!tionin3 mar0et e!onom" an the !apa!it" to !ope 1ith !ompetitionan mar0et for!es in the EU9

• the abilit" to ta0e on an implement effe!ti%el" the obli3ations ofmembership8 in!luin3 aheren!e to the aims of politi!al8 e!onomi! anmonetar" union$

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Membership criteria

• -he EU also nees to be able to inte3ratene1 members$

• In the !ase of the !ountries of the :esternBal0ans aitional !onitions formembership8 1ere set out in the so;!alle

5Stabili#ation an Asso!iation pro!ess58mostl" relatin3 to re3ional !ooperation an3oo nei3hborl" relations$

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What is negotiated?

-he !onitions an timin3 of the candidate's adoption,implementation and enforcement of all current EUrules (the "acquis")$

-hese rules are i%ie into

*, ifferent poli!" fiels (!hapters)8 su!h as transport8ener3"8 en%ironment8 et!$8 ea!h of 1hi!h is ne3otiateseparatel"$

-he" are not negotiable7

• !aniates essentiall" a3ree on ho1 an 1hen toaopt an implement them$

• the EU obtains 3uarantees on the ate aneffe!ti%eness of ea!h !aniate5s measures to o

this$

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Other issues is!usse7

• financial arrangements (su!h as ho1

mu!h the ne1 member is li0el" to pa" into

an re!ei%e from the EU bu3et (in the

form of transfers)

• transitional arrangements < sometimes

!ertain rules are phase in 3rauall"8 to

3i%e the ne1 member or e=istin3 memberstime to aapt$

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Meetin3>s EU

• Meetin3s of the European 2oun!il usuall" ta0e pla!e fourtimes a "ear in Brussels$ Meetin3s traitionall" last for t1oa"s8 sometimes e%en lon3er 1hen !ontentious issues1ere on the a3ena$

• Until /??/8 the %enue of the !oun!il meetin3 rotatebet1een member states8 as its lo!ation 1as e!ie b"the !ountr" holin3 the rotatin3 presien!"$ @o1e%er8 the//n e!laration atta!he to the -reat" of Ni!e statethat9

•  As from /??/8 one European 2oun!il meetin3 perPresien!" 1ill be hel in Brussels$ :hen the Union!omprises &' members8 all European 2oun!il meetin3s1ill be hel in Brussels