Abstract
The article looks at the initial stated requirements for EU membership- that a Member State of the European Communities be “a European state”- and the implications of widening EU membership in light of additional requirements that have since been formalized. These include, 1) being a European state; 2) having a democratic form of government; 3) respecting fundamental rights; and 4) having something of a market economy structure. With respect to the fourth requirement, a state is not required to have a full market economy structure, however, it must be on the way towards it.
Recommended Citation
Bernhard Schloh,
Implications of Widening the European Union,
18 Fordham Int'l L.J. 1251
(1994).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ilj/vol18/iss4/8