The New Eastern Question for the European Union: What to Do About Turkey
Perese, Alan
2003
- Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: Ten mostly Eastern and Central European countries will enter the European Union in 2004, extending its eastern boundaries all the way to Russia and dramatically altering the landscape of the EU. Now, the EU must deal with a new "Eastern Question," namely the ... read morepotential entry of EU candidate Turkey. It is clearly in Europe's interest to see Turkey aligned with the West and to ensure that it becomes a democratic, constitutional state for the sake of peace, stability and security in the Eastern Mediterranean, but extending membership to this predominately Muslim state requires the European Union to expand its conception of identity and revise its future vision of Europe, a move many EU members seem unprepared to accept. Turkey's resolve to meet EU entry requirements has grown, the country has shown an ability to evolve, mature and, above all else, demonstrate that it is both resolved to and able to meet EU entry requirements. The real question then is whether Turkey will ever be allowed to enter the European Union. This paper examines questions faced by the EU as it attempts to grapple with a near doubling of the number of members in the Union and the major obstacles that Turkey will face in trying to gain entry to the EU, using Poland's experience of five years of negotiations with the EU as a comparison. The paper concludes with a look to the future and each country's probable position within the EU sphere in the years ahead.read less
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