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Commission opinion on Slovakia's application for membership of the European Union
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AGENDA
Commission opinion y·!·!»
on Slovakia's application
for membership
of the European Union
European Commission
Supplement 9/97 Supplements 1997
1/97 The Commission's programme for 1997
Presentation to the European Parliament by President Jacques Santer
Resolution of thent on the programme for 1997
2/97 Green Paper on commerce
3/97 The first action plan for Innovation in Europe
4/97 Partnership for a new organization of work - Green Paper
5/97 Agenda 2000 - For a stronger and wider Union
6/97 Commission opinion on Hungary's application for membership
of the European Union
7/97 Commission opinion on Poland's application for membership
of the European Union
8/97 Commission opinion on Romania's application for membership
of the European Union
9/97 Commission opinion on Slovakia's application for membership
of the European Union
10/97 Commission opinion on Latvia's application for membership
of the European Union
11/97 Commission opinion on Estonia's application for membership
of the European Union
12/97 Commission opinion on Lithuania's application for membership
of the European Union
13/97 Commission opinion on Bulgaria's application for membership
of the European Union
14/97 Commission opinion on the Czech Republic's application for membership
of the European Union
15/97 Commission opinion on Slovenia's application for membership
of the European Union Bulletin
of the European Union
Supplement 9/97
Commission opinion
on Slovakia's application
for membership
of the European Union
Document drawn up on the basis of COM(97) 2004 final
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ISBN 92-828-1248-0
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PRINTED ON WHITE CHLORINE-FREE PAPER Contents
Page
A. Introduction 9
a) Preface
The application for membership
The context of the opinion
The contents of the opinion 9
b) Relations between the European Union and Slovakia 10
Historical and geopolitical context 1
Slovakia's position concerning the European Union1
Contractual relations
The pre-accession strategy
Trade relations3
General evaluation 1
B. Criteria for membership5
1. Political criteria
1.1. Democracy and the rule of law
Parliament and legislative powers: structure
Functioning of parliament
The executive: structure 16
Functioning of the executive
The judiciary: structure7
Functioning of the judiciary
1.2. Human rights and the protection of minorities
Civil and political rights8
Economic, social and cultural rights
Minority rights and the protection of minorities 19
S. 9/97 13. General evaluation 19
2. Economie criteria 20
2.1. The economic situation
Background
Liberalization2
Stabilization of the economy
Structural change4
Financial sector5
Economic and social development 26
2.2. The economy in the perspective of membership7
Introduction
The existence of a functioning market economy
The capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces 28
Prospects and priorities 30
2.3. General evaluation
3. Ability to assume the obligations of membership1
3.1. Internal market without frontiers
The four freedoms . 3
— General framework 32
— Free movement of goods3
— Freet of capital5
— Free movement of services6
— Freet of persons8
— General evaluation9
Competition 40
3.2. Innovation1
Information society
Education, training and youth2
Research and technological development
Telecommunications3
Audio-visual 44
4 S. 9/97 3.3. Economie and fiscal affairs 45
Economie and monetary union
Taxation6
Statistics8
3.4. Sectoral policies9
Industry 4
Agriculture 51
Fisheries5
Energy
Transport7
Small and medium enterprises8
3.5. Economic and social cohesion9
Employment and social affairs 5
Regional policy and cohesion 60
3.6. Quality of life and environment1
Environment
Consumer protection3
3.7. Justice and home affairs4
3.8. External policies 65
Trade and international economic relations
Development6
Customs7
Common foreign and security policy8
3.9. Financial questions
Financial control
Budgetary implications 69
4. Administrative capacity to apply the acquis 70
4.1. Administrative structures
5. 9/97 5 4.2. Administrative and judicial capacity 71
43. General evaluation4
C. Summary and conclusion5
Annex 79
Composition of Parliament 81
Single market: White Paper measures2
Statistical data
S. 9/97 S. 9/97