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Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

19.06.08: What about the size of the eu-commission after the No vote in Ireland? - 0 views

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  • The EU summit, which starts in Brussels today (19 June), was meant to give EU leaders the opportunity to discuss their first full-time president. But following the 'no' vote in Ireland, they now face the less pleasant prospect of having to reduce the size of the European Commission as currently required by the Nice Treaty.
  • Background: The Nice Treaty stipulates that when the number of EU member states reaches 27, the number of commissioners appointed in the subsequent EU executive would have to be less than this number, without giving a precise figure.  With the EU now having numbered 27 members since 1 January 2007, there is an understanding that the current number of commissioners exceeds the realistic number of portfolios.  As an example, to accommodate Bulgaria and Romania, Markos Kyprianou, the Cypriot health and consumer protection commissioner, had to abandon the second part of his portfolio in favour of his new Bulgarian colleague, Meglena Kuneva (EurActiv 26/10/06) Similarly, the multilingualism portfolio was taken from Ján Figel, the Slovak commissioner for education, training and culture, and handed to Leonard Orban, the Romanian commissioner (EurActiv 31/10/06).
  • But following the failed Irish referendum, heads of state and government will instead have to revert to the provisions of the Nice Treaty, which is designed for a Europe of 27 member states, diplomats said.  In short, this means having to consider reducing the number of commissioners to below 27, as foreseen under the current treaty agreed upon in Nice in 2001. In contrast, the Lisbon Treaty envisages reducing the number of commissioners to 15 by 2014. 
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  • "Under Lisbon, this would only have happened in 2014," Sellal told journalists in Brussels on 18 June. The question of which country (or countries) should give up their commissioner will therefore now have to be open to negotiation between EU heads of state. And because such decisions have to be taken by unanimity, this raises the prospect of endless haggling between member states.  "As long as there will be no Lisbon Treaty, this question will remain open," Sellal said. 
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

08.02.08: France ratifies EU treaty - 0 views

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  • The French parliament has approved the new EU treaty, making France the first of the large member states to ratify the document and drawing a line under the shock 'No' vote of almost three years ago when French voters rejected the original EU constitution.

    Both the national assembly (336 in favour and 52 against) on Thursday (7 February) and the senate (265 in favour, 42 against and 13 abstentions) on Friday voted strongly in favour of the Lisbon Treaty, a reworking of the rejected constitution containing most of its innovations.
  • The French ratification, which has to be formally signed and sealed by president Nicolas Sarkozy, makes France the fifth country after Hungary, Slovenia, Malta and Romania to approve the treaty. The treaty introduces a powerful foreign policy chief, a permanent president of the European Council and gives greater legislative powers to the European Parliament. It must be ratified by all 27 member states to come into force.
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

11.12.07: EU moves closer towards unity on Kosovo - 0 views

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  • The 1244 resolution - adopted in 1999 - authorised international civil and military presence in Kosovo, then part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, placing it under interim UN administration. Europe is trying to use the same resolution to authorise a partial shift of power from UN to EU authorities enabling them to provide an initial supervision of the soon-to be declared independent Kosovo. Such an approach would be referred to as a "coordinated" statement of independence, as opposed to a unilateral step and would enable the EU - including other sceptical states such as Romania, Slovakia, Greece and Spain - to recognize the move.
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

26.04.07: Romanian president faces impeachment poll - 0 views

www.euractiv.com/...article-163364

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  • A referendum to decide whether Romanian President Basescu will be impeached or not on alleged charges of having violated the constitution has been set for 19 May 2007, as doubts are raised over the country's ability to meet EU standards.
  • The dispute has raised concerns over Romania's ability to meet European requirements on judicial matters which could affect its capacity to absorb EU funds.
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

Bundeszentrale Spezial: Bulgarien und Rumänien als neue EU-Mitglieder - 0 views

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  • Seit dem 1. Januar 2007 sind Rumänien und Bulgarien Mitglieder der Europäischen Union. Die beiden Länder hatten die erste EU-Osterweiterung 2004 wegen zu großer Mängel in Justiz und Verwaltung verpasst. Inzwischen rechtfertigen die erreichten Fortschritte eine Aufnahme, allerdings müssen die Reformen fortgesetzt werden, befand die EU-Erweiterungskommission im September 2006. Ab März 2007 sollen die Länder daher regelmäßig über ihre Anpassung an das EU-Niveau berichten. Falls die Zielvorgaben nicht erreicht werden, droht die EU mit Schutzklauseln - der Kürzung der Agrarsubventionen um 25 Prozent, Agrar-Exportverboten, Einfrieren der Justiz-Zusammenarbeit und anderen Beschränkungen des Binnenmarkts.
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

03.01.2007: Proposals Verheugen concerning the composition of the Commission - 0 views

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  • Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann on 11 May 07
     
    European Commission vice-president Guenter Verheugen has questioned the need for small EU countries to have their own member of the European Commission, as part of far-reaching proposals to reform the EU executive. [...]
    Under Mr Verheugen's plans, the president of the commission should be elected by the European Parliament - instead of being picked by national governments - and he or she should thereafter appoint his or her own commissioners (in the constitution this is still a matter for national capitals.)
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

22.12.2006: Romanian parliament and parties befor accession - 0 views

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  • But the majority of parliament remains genuinely anti-reformist. And as accession has become more and more secure, the support for anti-corruption measures has faded dramatically even within the ruling coalition. Meanwhile, with one small party stepping out of the coalition and the Liberal Party then splitting into two factions, the pro-reformist government has now lost its majority in parliament and early elections seem set to dominate the agenda after the winter break.
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

27.10.2006: Bundestag stimmt Beitritt Rumäniens und Bulgariens zu - 0 views

www.euractiv.com/...article-159255

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  • Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann on 11 May 07
     
    Am 26. Oktober hat der Deutsche Bundestag mit einer überwältigenden Mehrheit, 529 von 551 Stimmen, dem Beitritt Rumäniens und Bulgariens zur EU zugestimmt. Der Bundestag forderte zudem die Bundesregierung auf, Druck auf die Kommission auszuüben, schon
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

25.09.2006 Barroso: EU expansion to freeze after Romania and Bulgaria - 0 views

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  • Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann on 11 May 07
     
    Croatia can only enter the EU when the union has a new treaty, European Commission president Barroso has said, refocusing Brussels' agenda on the "increasingly pressing" constitutional deadlock. [...]
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

26.09.2006: Bulgaria and Romania will enter on 01.01.2007 but with tough monitoring sys... - 0 views

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  • Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann on 11 May 07
     
    Sofia and Bucharest on Tuesday (26 September) received the long awaited go-ahead from the European Commission to enter the EU as planned on 1 January 2007. But both countries need to demonstrate progress in the most problematic areas - reform of the jud
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

24.11.2006: Kommissionskandidaten Bulgariens und Rumäniens vor dem EP-Anhörung - 0 views

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  • Nachdem das Parlament im Jahr 2004 einige Kommissionskandidaten abgelehnt hat, dürften sich die Kandidaten aus Rumänien und Bulgarien nun besonders gut auf die Anhörung am 27. November 2006 vorbereiten.
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

European Policy Centre: Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Section - 0 views

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    Analyses the enlargement process both from an evolving conceptual perspective and by looking at the specific issues surrounding each of the current and prospective applicants for EU membership: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Croatia and the Western Balkan cou
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

28.05.09: EU diplomat: Western Balkans still burdened by legacy of war - 0 views

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  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is yet to reach internal political consensus on its EU path, the head of the European Commission's delegation to the country, Ambassador Dimitris Kourkoulas, told EurActiv in an interview.
  • Looking at other Western Balkan countries, could we say that the others are advancing, albeit at different speeds, while there is little or no movement from Bosnia?  I wouldn't say there is no movement forward, but it is very slow, and what is still missing is a consensus among all political forces to keep the political integration away from political infighting. This is what candidate countries in the recent past, including Bulgaria and Romania, have done. There had been an agreement between all political forces to have their differences, but to agree on European integration. This has not happened yet in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
  • Recently, high-ranking Austrian diplomat Valentin Inzko was appointed as high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wasn't this a hint that the international presence will still be needed in the years to come?  Mr. Inzko is the high representative of the international community, but at the same time, he is the EU special representative. He enjoys the full support of the members of the Peace Implementation Council. We had a joint visit of US Vice-President Joe Biden and EU High representative Javier Solana, which was also a very strong indication that we are on the same line and our common aim is to give full ownership to the country, but once the conditions are met. We cannot take the risk of doing it in a premature way. 
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

20.04.10: Croatia halfway through EU accession talks - 0 views

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  • Yesterday (19 April) Zagreb closed the free movement of goods policy chapter of its EU membership negotiations and passed the halfway mark in the road to accession, with 18 out of 35 chapters now provisionally closed.
  • Yesterday (19 April) Zagreb closed the free movement of goods policy chapter of its EU membership negotiations and passed the halfway mark in the road to accession, with 18 out of 35 chapters now provisionally closed.
  • Speaking yesterday after an intergovernmental conference in Brussels, Croatia's chief negotiator Vladimir Drobnjak stated that free movement of goods is one of the most important chapters in terms of the EU's internal market.Drobnjak said the closure of the chapter "speaks volumes" about Croatia's progress and readiness to take on the acquis communautaire – the body of EU law.Croatia, which is set to become the first country to join the European Union since Romania and Bulgaria did so in 2007, is aiming to complete its accession negotiations by the end of the year (EurActiv 11/02/10).
Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

30.04.10: Justice reform is key to Serbia's EU application - 0 views

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  • The transparency and efficiency of Serbia's judicial reform will be crucial for the Balkan country's prospects of getting European Commission backing to start negotiations on EU membership. Progress in the area of justice was recently singled out by EU enlargement commissioner Stefan Fuele in an answer to Carlos Coelho, a Member of the European Parliament, who questioned him on Serbia's justice reform.
  • "After the negative experience with Romania and Bulgaria, the issues regarding rule of law, organised crime and corruption must be addressed in the early stage of the accession process for any new candidate countries," an EU official explained. "So it is clear why the [EU] commission is focused on the Serbian judiciary reform and why the results of that reform will influence the upcoming Commission opinion on Serbia's readiness to get candidate status," the expert added. This position was supported by Olivier Chastel, Belgium's state secretary for European affairs, considered to be "the brain" of the upcoming Belgian presidency of the EU. "We have learned our lessons from the previous enlargements and we have understood that it is hard to implement reforms in the post-accession period. So in the future we will accept only countries that are totally prepared for EU membership," he said.
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