 | Michael S. Wenk - 2005 - 296 pages
...guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for the protection of minorities; 2. The existence of a functioning market economy, as...competitive pressure and market forces within the Union; 3. The ability to take on the obligations of membership, including adherence to the aims of political,... | |
 | M. Peter van der Hoek - 2005 - 864 pages
...democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities (Political criteria). The existence of a functioning market economy as well...competitive pressure and market forces within the Union (Economic criteria). The ability to take on the obligations of membership including adherence to the... | |
 | Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 2005 - 52 pages
...minorities [the so-called political criteria, which are a precondition to starting accession negotiations], the existence of a functioning market economy as well...competitive pressure and market forces within the Union. Membership also presupposes the candidate's ability to take on the obligations of membership". Council... | |
 | Peter Herrmann, Arno Tausch - 2005 - 334 pages
...the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities (political criterion) • the existence of a functioning market economy as well...competitive pressure and market forces within the European Union (economic criterion); • the ability to take on the obligations of membership including... | |
 | Alexander J. Motyl, Blair A. Ruble, Lilii︠a︡ Shevt︠s︡ova - 2005 - 338 pages
...guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and respect for and protection of minorities; and the existence of a functioning market economy as well...competitive pressure and market forces within the Union—constitute the main challenges for Russia's democratic consolidation and economic transition.... | |
 | Bernard M. Hoekman, Subidey Togan - 2005 - 404 pages
...guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities, the existence of a functioning market economy as well...capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market force within the Union. Membership presupposes the candidate's ability to take on the obligations of... | |
 | F. E. Ian Hamilton, Kaliopa Dimitrovska Andrews, Nataša Pichler-Milanović - 2005 - 539 pages
...explicated unequivocally that prospective members have to demonstrate "the existence of a functional market economy, as well as the capacity to cope with...competitive pressure and market forces within the Union" (Ljubomir Hristov, 1998: 54). In 1998, it was decided which countries would be able to join the European... | |
 | Kirstyn Inglis, Andrea Ott - 2005 - 328 pages
...guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities; • the existence of a functioning market economy, as well as the capacity to cope with competitive pressures and market forces within the Union; • the ability to take on the obligations of membership,... | |
 | N. A. Barr - 2005 - 286 pages
...guaranteeing democracy, rule of law, human rights and respect for minorities"; • economic criteria — "existence of a functioning market economy as well as the capacity to cope with a competitive pressures and market forces within the Union; a functioning market economy"; • administrative... | |
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Membership requires that the candidate country has achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities, the existence of a functioning market economy as well as the capacity... 
