| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union |
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| Publisher | The Stationery Office (TSO) |
| Series Title | 10th Report |
| Series Details | (2012-13)HL 129 |
| Publication Date | 2013 |
| ISBN | 978-0-10-855044-7 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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This report considers the process by which aspirant countries - that is, the EU's candidate and potential candidate countries - progress towards readiness for EU membership. The report explores the impact of accession and enlargement on the candidate countries and on the existing Union. It also draws attention to the obligation for new Member States to join the euro and Schengen areas. The report concludes with an examination of the likely scope of enlargement in the medium-term and whether there are any credible alternatives to full membership. The Committee notes that enlargement fatigue (in the EU) and accession fatigue (in aspirant countries) could seriously threaten the future of the enlargement agenda but finds that the EU's capacity to absorb new members currently suffices and should not pose a threat to the advancement of that agenda. |
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| Source Link | http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldselect/ldeucom/129/12902.htm |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
