European Union Policies toward Accession Countries

2006 ◽  
pp. 19-39
Author(s):  
Beate Sissenich
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Accession Countries

Evaluation of Information Infrastructures and Social Development Among the Visegrad-Four Countries of Central Europe

2008 ◽  
pp. 2263-2273
Author(s):  
László A. Pook ◽  
Norman E. Pence
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
East European ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Information Infrastructures ◽  
Select Group ◽  
Accession Countries ◽  
Country Analysis

The paper examines the developmental status of four of the next candidate countries’ information infrastructures for accession into the European Union (EU). It develops significant relationships between nations’ levels of information infrastructure development and their economic and social developments, and applies these relationships to evaluate investment needs for a select group of accession countries called the Visegrad Four. Using cross-country analysis the candidate countries were compared to other countries and were classified into like groups using cluster analysis while their relative developments were evaluated using regression modeling. Developmental requirements and capital needs to promote growth in their information and communications industries were then identified. It is hoped that the paper will offer a comparative glimpse of the information and communications infrastructures of some Central and East European countries as compared to other nations.

Transfers as a Means to Combat European Spillovers

2005 ◽  
Vol 225 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk T.G. Rübbelke ◽  
Eytan Sheshinski
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Environmental Taxation ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Accession Countries ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
The Eu

SummaryIn 2004, there was a further enlargement of the European Union. Among the new member countries are eight Central and Eastern European countries. Especially the accession countries located directly at the border to the EU generate significant environmental spillovers harming the Union. These spillovers are mitigated but not deleted by the enlargement regulations.In this paper we will therefore analyze an instrument which may further diminish the spillover problems: transfers, which are conditional on a tightening of environmental policy in the accession countries. The environmental policy considered is the policy of environmental taxation.

scholarly journals A MODEL OF USING IPA FUNDS FOR PROJECT REALIZATION IN PRE-ACCESSION COUNTRIES: THE CASE OF SERBIA

Ekonomika ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-43
Author(s):  
Mirjana Kranjac ◽  
Rado Maksimović ◽  
Uroš Sikimić
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Accession Countries ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Project Realization ◽  
The Eu

During the process of enlargement, the European Union established a mechanism to develop institutions and to support transition process in the EU, through financial help, for potential candidates and candidate countries. This foreign aid is operating throughout different EU funds. The instrument for the pre-accession assistance (IPA) has replaced all other financial funds for the budget period 2007–2013. The aim of this article is to give suggestions for a more efficient use of IPA funds. The article presents a case of Serbia by showing the empirical results from a questionnaire survey of 108 organizations evaluating a range of issues. A model of IPA funds’ use has been created. Risk points have been determined and divided into three groups: informing of potential beneficiaries, their education, and assistance in the realization of all project phases. Improvement could be achieved through the implementation of a new idea for setting up “project centres” which would support the process. Thus, civil society would be involved into the monitoring system.

scholarly journals Exploring the sophistication in services exports

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-209
Author(s):  
Falguni Pankaj Desai
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
New Member States ◽  
Accession Countries ◽  
Modern Services ◽  
Eu New Member States ◽  
India And China ◽  
Eu Accession Countries ◽  
The Eu

The paper aims at providing empirical evidence of increasing sophistication in services exported by the developing countries.The last two decades have witnessed  a phenomenal rise not only in the share of services traded by both developed and developing countries , but also, a structural shift in favour of trade in modern services as against dominance of  traditional services. Spanning over a period of 10 years i.e. from 2000 to 2010 we examine and compare the changing composition and sophistication in services exported by 38 countries comprising: Brazil, Russian Federation, India and China (BRICs), European Union (EU)-15 countries, 12-EU New Member States (EU-NMS), 5-EU Accession countries (EU- ACC), USA and Japan. We use the methodology developed by Hausmann et al (2007) which measures the level of sophistication associated with country’s export basket of goods. But in this paper we have applied this methodology to study sophistication in the export of services instead of goods.  We find that there is a big divide in the values of the sophistication index between EU-15 and EU-ACC, the latter exhibiting considerable lower values of the index.  But the gap in the value of the sophistication index between EU-15 and India, Russia, and some of the EU-NMS has narrowed. 

scholarly journals Economic Integration and Manufacturing Location in EU Accession Countries

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Simonetta Longhi ◽  
Peter Nijkamp ◽  
Iulia Traistaru
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Regional Data ◽  
Geographic Proximity ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Factor Endowments ◽  
Accession Countries ◽  
Manufacturing Location ◽  
Eu Accession Countries

This paper investigates patterns of manufacturing location in the context of increased economic integration in European Union accession countries. Using regional data for the period 1990-1999, we identify and compare patterns and determinants of manufacturing location in five countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. Our research results indicate that factor endowments and geographic proximity to large markets determine the location of manufacturing in these countries.

Western Balkans and the European Union

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gentian Elezi
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Accession Countries ◽  
Determining Factor ◽  
The Eu

The European integration process of the Western Balkans has been experiencing considerable stagnation since 2010, although the regional states have been formally following the accession stages. In spite of the remarkable achievements in the 2000s in terms of stability and engagement in reforms, the European Union (EU) conditionality policy is experiencing shortcomings in terms of tangible impact. Due also to its internal problems, the EU appears to have lost its shine in influencing domestic political agendas of the Western Balkan countries as in the case of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and has gradually lost the support of citizens in the region. This has had several consequences in terms of rising authoritarian practices, slowing down EU-related reforms and compliance with the acquis, some return to nationalistic rhetoric, and openness to influences of other global actors from the East, which do not necessarily maintain good relations with the EU. The enlargement fatigue that has affected the EU since the 2008 global crisis has had repercussions inside the EU institutions and domestic politics of member states. These changes have been reflected in the Union’s approach towards accession countries, undermining the credibility of the integration process and its commitment to the Western Balkans. The weakening of credibility and predictability on this path, together with the poor state capacities that characterize the Western Balkans, have produced some regress of the democracy indicators. The EU, with its conditionality, is still a determining factor in the trajectory of the countries of the region. However, there is a need to renew the commitments undertaken on both sides in order to make sure that the European perspective, stability, and democratization in the Western Balkans are irreversible and properly supported. The European Union is still considered the only game in town, but it has to face up to the enlargement fatigue and return to its leading role as an aspirational model for the Western Balkans.

Democratic and Market Governance in Romania: Between Domestic Politics and EU Accession

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia T. Young
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Market Governance ◽  
Accession Countries ◽  
Political Governance ◽  
The Eu

Institutional reforms to regulate the market environment and the proper functioning of democracy have been mandated by the European Union to accession countries. In spite of the uniform creation of such regulatory frameworks, governance problems persist, especially in the newest members of the EU. I analyze the institution al reform record in both market and political governance, as well as the effectiveness of these institutions, in the case of Romania, one of the laggards of reform. I argue that the EU did significantly support reform efforts, but insufficient domestic commitment to reform has resulted in ineffective institutions.   Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v4i1.194

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