Agenda 2000

European Commission Secretariat-General

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Commission opinion on Romania's application for membership of the European Union
Construction of Europe

Sujets

• Rumania
• Droit et juridique

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
• Nombre de lectures: 17
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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AGENDA
ranni
Commission opinion
on Romania's application
for membership
of the European Union
European Commission
Supplement 8/97 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 8/97
Commission opinion
on Romania's application
for membership
of the European Union
Document drawn up on the basis of COM(97) 2003 final
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Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1997
ISBN 92-828-1303-7
© European Communities, 1997
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S. 8/97 Contents
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 Romania 10
Historical and geopolitical context 1
Romania's position concerning the European Union
Contractual relations1
The pre-access ion strategy
Trade relations2
General evaluation 1
B. Criteria for membership3
1. Political criteria
1.1. Democracy and the rule of law 1
Parliament and legislative powers: structure
Functioning of Parliament4
The executive: structure
Functioning of the executive 1
The judiciary: structure5
Functioning of the judiciary
1.2. Human rights and the protection of minorities
Civil and political rights6
Economic, social and cultural rights7
Minority rights and the protection of minorities 1
1.3. General evaluation 1
S. 8/97 3 2. Economie criteria 18
2.1. The economie situation8
Background8
Liberalization 20
Stabilization of the economy1
Structural change2
Financial sector3
Economic and social development4
2.2. The economy in the perspective of membership 25
Introduction 25
The existence of a functioning market economy5
The capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces 26
Prospects and priorities8
2.3. General evaluation 30
3. Ability to assume the obligations of membership0
3.1. Internal market without frontiers0
The four freedoms1
— General framework1
— Free movement of goods 33
— Freet of capital4
— Free movement of services5
— Freet of persons7
— General evaluation8
Competition9
3.2. Innovation 40
Information society0
Education, training and youth1
Research and technological development2
Telecommunications3
Audio-visual 44
4 S. 8/97 3.3. Economie and fiscal affairs 45
Economie and monetary union
Taxation6
Statistics8
3.4. Sectoral policies9
Industry 4
Agriculture 52
Fisheries5
Energy
Transport8
Small and medium enterprises 60
3.5. Economic and social cohesion
Employment and social affairs
Regional policy and cohesion2
3.6. Quality of life and environment3
Environment 6
Consumer protection4
3.7. Justice and home affairs5
3.8. External policies7
Trade and international economic relations
Development8
Customs 6
Common foreign and security policy 70
3.9. Financial questions
Financial control
Budgetary implications1
4. Administrative capacity to apply the Acquis2
4.1. Administrative structures 7
5. 8/97 5 4.2. Administrative and judicial capacity 73
4.3. General evaluation6
C. Summary and conclusion7
Annex 81
Composition of Parliament3
Single market: White Paper measures4
Statistical data6
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