CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Ghuchashvili, David |
|---|---|
| Title | EU's Double Standard Approach to EU Membership Applicant Countries: a Comparative Case Study of Bulgaria and Turkey |
| Summary | Not many books or articles have been written on the EU’s double standard approaches to its applicant countries. One could even argue that there is no such thing as double standards in the EU and every single member of the club or applicant country is treated individually by applying to the written guidelines of the union. However, the recent January 2007 enlargement rose or at least should have risen interesting questions about the issue. The present comparative country case study of Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of Turkey illustrates a perfect example to argue that the notion of double standard approach to the applicants of the EU is not groundless myth but rather fact, which questions the fair practice of Accession Criteria of the European Union towards its applicant countries. Chapter one gives short but comprehensive introduction to the issue, which is followed by chapter two presenting a detailed account of the Bulgarian Judicial System before and after accession. It underscores the judicial issues that the country should not be facing after entering the EU if it has fully satisfied the Accession Criteria. Although, Turkey experiences the similar problems with regard to the Accession Criteria, it is still fighting for its membership. Hence, chapter three looks at Turkey’s identity within the European one and describes the issues that the country is facing with regard to Accession Criteria. Chapter four concludes the arguments and facts that were touched and discussed previous chapters. |
| Supervisor | Palinka Anton |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/ghuchashvili_david.pdf |
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