European Union enlargement

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European Union policy integration process political process

European Union enlargement is the ongoing process through which the EU admits new member states, expanding its political, economic, and legal framework across the European continent.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
EU accession partnerships	1
EU enlargement	1
European Communities enlargement of 1973	1
European Union accession debates	1
European Union enlargement policy	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union policy ⓘ integration process ⓘ political process ⓘ
aimsTo	admit new member states to the European Union ⓘ
basedOn	Copenhagen criteria NERFINISHED ⓘ EU Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConsequence	expansion of EU single market ⓘ extension of EU common policies ⓘ extension of EU legal order ⓘ geopolitical expansion of the European Union ⓘ increase in number of EU member states ⓘ
hasCriterion	ability to take on obligations of membership ⓘ acceptance of the EU acquis communautaire ⓘ administrative and institutional capacity to implement EU law ⓘ capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the EU ⓘ functioning market economy ⓘ protection of minorities ⓘ respect for human rights ⓘ rule of law ⓘ stable democratic institutions ⓘ
hasDebate	absorption capacity of the European Union ⓘ cultural and political limits of the European Union ⓘ impact on EU budget ⓘ impact on EU institutions ⓘ
hasGeographicScope	European continent ⓘ candidate countries in Europe ⓘ
hasMainActor	European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ European Council NERFINISHED ⓘ European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableEvent	2004 enlargement of the European Union ⓘ
hasObjective	consolidate democracy in candidate countries ⓘ promote economic development in candidate countries ⓘ promote stability in Europe ⓘ
hasPhase	accession to the European Union ⓘ accession treaty signature ⓘ application for membership ⓘ candidate status ⓘ closing of negotiation chapters ⓘ opening of accession negotiations ⓘ ratification by member states ⓘ
hasPolicyInstrument	Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance NERFINISHED ⓘ accession partnerships ⓘ pre-accession assistance ⓘ
includesEvent	1973 enlargement of the European Communities ⓘ 1981 enlargement of the European Communities ⓘ 1986 enlargement of the European Communities NERFINISHED ⓘ 1995 enlargement of the European Union ⓘ 2004 enlargement of the European Union ⓘ 2007 enlargement of the European Union ⓘ 2013 enlargement of the European Union ⓘ
involves	accession negotiations ⓘ adoption of the EU acquis ⓘ ratification of accession treaties ⓘ screening of legislation ⓘ
regulatedBy	Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty on European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	European Neighbourhood Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ European integration ⓘ stabilisation and association process ⓘ
requires	consent of the European Parliament ⓘ ratification by all member states according to their constitutional requirements ⓘ unanimous approval by existing member states ⓘ
startedWith	founding of the European Communities in 1957 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Nice → relatesTo → European Union enlargement ⓘ

Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds → subject → European Union enlargement ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union accession debates

multi-speed Europe → usedInDebateOn → European Union enlargement ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU enlargement

Copenhagen criteria → influences → European Union enlargement ⓘ

this entity surface form: EU accession partnerships

1972 Accession Treaty → relatedTo → European Union enlargement ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Communities enlargement of 1973

First Enlargement Treaty → relatedTo → European Union enlargement ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Union enlargement policy