Where are the Limits to the Enlargement of the European Union?

Miroslav N. Jovanovi´c ()
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Miroslav N. Jovanovi´c: UN Economic Commission for Europe, Postal: UN ECE, Trade Division, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

Journal of Economic Integration, 1999, vol. 14, 467-496

Abstract:

Protection of the Single Market, monetary integration, institutional and pol - icy reform, as well as enlargement are hot topics in the European Union. This article considers only the economic dimension of the enlargement. Five coun - tries with economies in transition (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia), and one market economy (Cyprus) negotiate full mem - bership with the European Union. Although there are general grounds for the enlargement of the European Union, the process will be much slower than expected by the politicians in both the European Union and the acceding coun - tries. The reasons for such conclusion include high standards that come from the ever growing acquis communautaire which are costly to introduce, imple ment and enforce.

Keywords: monetary integration; institutional and political reform; EU (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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