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LEUSL2302 - Further EU enlargements
ECTS - Credits :
3
Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 15 hours of theory.
Timetable :
Language of instruction :
French
Learning outcomes :
At the completion of this course, the student should be able to know the economic, political and geopolitical factors at stake as well as the obstacles involved in the prospective further enlargements of the European Union.
Prerequisites and co-requisites / Recommended optional programme components :
None
Course contents :
The Europe of the 28 is bound to be further enlarged. It is foreseen that the stabilisation and association process with the ex-Yugoslav Republics and Albania will lead to their accession.
On the other side, the negotiations for the accession of Turkey are expected to follow an arduous path with an uncertain outcome. The issue of the oriental border of the Union will come up, with the prospects for Moldova, Ukraine and even Belarus. In the case of accession of Turkey, what will happen with Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan? Evolutions are also possible with respect to Norway and Switzerland. Furthermore, how will the EU relation evolve with the Council of Europe and the OSCE? The preceding enlargements will also be considered in the framework of a comparative approach with the present context. Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra presentations
Assessment methods and criteria :
written or oral examination.
Recommended or required reading :
To be determined by the professor in charge.
Other information :
None
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