eYLS (Yale Law School) · 2014 · 14 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesInternational RelationsDemocratizationEuropean StudiesInternational OrganizationsEastern EuropeEuropean GovernanceEuropean IntegrationEuropean LawEuropean PoliticsEuropean Union StudiesEconomic EnlargementEuropean Union DemocracyEuropean Union DemocratizationEuropean Union Eastern PolicyEuropean Union Economic PolicyEuropean Union Policy-makingHuman Rights Mechanisms
Enlargement is one of the EU’s most powerful policy tools. The pull of the EU has helped transform Central and Eastern Europe from communist regimes to modern, well-functioning democracies. . . . It is vitally important for the EU to ensure a carefully managed enlargement process that extends peace, stability, prosperity, democracy, human rights and the rule of law across Europe.