EU candidate countries
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EU candidate countries are European nations that have formally applied for and are in the process of meeting the political, economic, and legal criteria required to join the European Union.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union enlargement concept
ⓘ
political status category ⓘ |
| appliesTo | European states ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stabilisation and association process ⓘ |
| definedAs | European nations that have formally applied for and are in the process of meeting criteria to join the European Union ⓘ |
| follows | potential candidate status ⓘ |
| geographicallyLimitedTo | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Union treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty on European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriterion |
Copenhagen criteria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
economic criteria ⓘ legal criteria ⓘ political criteria ⓘ |
| hasImplication | eligibility for EU pre-accession assistance ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | accession treaty with the European Union ⓘ |
| hasStage |
acceding country
ⓘ
candidate country ⓘ potential candidate country ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | European Commission annual progress reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mustRespect |
democracy
ⓘ
equality ⓘ freedom ⓘ human dignity ⓘ human rights including rights of persons belonging to minorities ⓘ rule of law ⓘ values of the European Union ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Council of the European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProcess | European Union enlargement ⓘ |
| precedes | European Union membership ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European Union membership
ⓘ
accession negotiations chapters ⓘ screening process of EU law ⓘ |
| requires |
ability to take on obligations of membership
ⓘ
accession negotiations with the European Union ⓘ administrative capacity to implement EU law ⓘ adoption of EU acquis in national legislation ⓘ alignment with EU acquis communautaire ⓘ capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the EU ⓘ formal application for EU membership ⓘ functioning market economy ⓘ protection of minorities ⓘ respect for human rights ⓘ rule of law ⓘ stable democratic institutions ⓘ |
| requiresRatificationBy |
all existing EU member states
ⓘ
candidate country itself ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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