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 THE PROMISE OF ENLARGEMENT


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Freedom House - Iraq
WELCOME TO A NEW ISSUE OF NGONEWS!

"a government, .. that will… respect international laws and norms, ... adhere to the rule of law, …" >>>



THE NEW EAST-WEST DIVIDE
Ukraine
A NEW EAST-WEST DIVIDE? OVERCOMING DIVISION AMIDST EU ENLARGEMENT
Enlargement brings, no doubt, merits to new candidates and members, new challenges to both the EU and NATO institutions, and a new East-West division between the newly enlarged Euro-Atlantic community and the rest of Europe (aspirants and non-aspirants alike). >>>
 
A bővitיs egyrיszt kיtsיgtelen előnyצket hoz a rיgi יs תj tagבllamok szבmבra, mבsrיszt viszont תj kihםvבsok elי בllםtja mind az EU, mind pedig a NATO intיzmיnyeit, יs egy תj vבlasztףvonalat hoz lיtre a frissen kibővitett euroatlanti kצzצssיg, illetve Eurףpa tצbbi - a csatlakozבsra tצrekvץ, vagy azt nem ףhajtף - בllama kצzצtt.>>>

CROSS-BORDER IMPACT OF EU ENLARGEMENT

The North-Western regions of Russia are viewed as a type of case study for measuring the existing gaps in economic and democratic development, ... >>>


INDEPENDENT MEDIA
A free press is critical in bridging the historic and societal differences between East and West. In particular, I want to focus on the two biggest fish in the former Soviet sea: Russia and Ukraine. >>>


ECONOMIC TRANSITION
The topic of economic liberalization usually revolves around discussion of prices and trade. Framed simply in these terms, however, the discussion has become obsolete. >>>


EU SKEPTICISM
Slovakia
UNITY IN THE UNION

... the general social transformation and the endeavour to join the EU (but also NATO) became two sides of the same coin. >>>


WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE EURO-ATLANTIC COMMUNITY

Europe - US.
DIFFERENCE OF INTERESTS, NOT OF IDEOLOGY
Concerning the differences between the USA and EU on democratic egitimacy, the key issue is whether there are differences of interests, not of ideology. >>>

Európa - USA
ÉRDEK, NEM IDEOLÓGIAI KÜLÖNBSÉG
Az Egyesült Államok és az EU közötti, a demokratikus legitimációt illető nézetkülönbség tekintetében az a kulcskérdés, hogy ez nem ideológiai, hanem érdekkülönbség >>>



NGOS AND ENLARGEMENT
Czech Republic
PREPARING CZECH NGOS FOR EU ACCESSION
EU accession will cause a major shake-up of the entire Czech society, not sparing the third sector. >>>


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Andrei Piontkovsky,
Russia’s own road to the civilized world, 5 April 2002 - in The Russia Journal >>>

Dusan Reljic, Growing in a Rough Climate, 31 January 2002 - in TOL >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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