Poland in the European Union: First Experiences. Selected Political, Legal and Social Aspects

Table of contents:

I. From Region’s Perspective
Wojciech Sadurski: Accession’s Democracy Dividend: The Impact of the EU Enlargement upon Democracy in the New Member States of Central and Eastern Europe

Agnieszka Chmielewska: Nations of Western and Central Eastern Europe: Different Histories, Different Ideas

Dariusz Milczarek: International Position of the EU from New Member States’ Perspective

Wojciech Sadurski: Minority Protection in Central Europe and the Enlargement of the EU

Dorota Jurkiewicz-Eckert: The European Heritage in the Process of European Integration. Idea, Discourse and Practice in the EU

II. European Dimension of Poland’s Foreign Policy
Dariusz Milczarek: Euro-Atlantic Dilemmas of Polish Foreign Policy

Artur Adamczyk: European Neighbourhood Policy – Challenges for Poland

Olga Barburska: Poland’s Contribution in European Foreign Policy. The Case of Ukraine

III. Poland in the EU’s Legal/Institutional System
Artur Adamczyk: The EU Council in Action. First Experiences of Poland

Bartłomiej Nowak: Implementation of Directives into Domestic Legal System. The Case of Poland

Waldemar Hoff: The EU Model of Regulatory Authority and the Polish Constitutional System

Patrycja Dąbrowska: The EU Regime on GMOs and Problems of the Adequate Polish Implementation

IV. Polish Society vis-à-vis European Union
Bartłomiej Nowak: Polish Democracy and Civil Society. A Myth or Reality?

Elżbieta Skotnicka-Illasiewicz: Visions of the European Union in Perceptions of Polish Political Elites

Małgorzata Pacek: Foreigners in Poland – the Need for New Solutions After 2004

Maria Siwko: Values and Aspirations of the Polish Youth
in the Contemporary Europe

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