Agenda 2000

European Commission Secretariat-General

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

Sujets

• Lituania
• Droit et juridique

Informations

• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
• Nombre de lectures: 46
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

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AGENDA
yisis
Commission opinion
on Lithuania's application
for membership
of the European Union
European Commission
Supplement 12/97 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 12/97
Commission opinion
on Lithuania's application
for membership
of the European Union
Document drawn up on the basis of COM(97) 2007 final
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Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1997
ISBN 92-828-1204-9
© European Communities, 1997
Reproduction is authorized, provided the source is acknowledged
Printed in Germany
PRINTED ON WHITE CHLORINE-FREE PAPER 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 Lithuania 10
Historical and geopolitical context 1
Lithuania's position concerning the European Union
Contractual relations1
The pre-accession strategy
Trade relations2
General evaluation
B. Criteria for membership 13
1. Political criteria
1.1 Democracy and the rule of law
Parliamentary and legislative powers: structure
Functioning of Parliament4
The executive: structure
Functioning of the executive 1
The judiciary: structure
Functioning of the judiciary5
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
S. 12/97 13 General evaluation 17
2. Economie criteria8
2.1 The economie situation8
Background8
Liberalization 20
Stabilization of the economy0
Structural change2
Financial sector3
Economic and social development4
2.2 The economy in the perspective of membership 24
Introduction 24
The existence of a functioning market economy5
The capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces6
Prospects and priorities7
2.3 General evaluation8
3. Ability to assume the obligations of membership 28
3.1 Internal market without frontiers8
The four freedoms 29
— General framework9
— Free movement of goods 30
— Freet of capital2
— Free movement of services3
— Freet of persons4
— General evaluation6
Competition7
3.2 Innovation 38
Information society8
Education, training and youth8
Research and technological development9
Telecommunications 40
Audio-visual2
4 S. 12/97 3.3 Economie and fiscal affairs 42
Economie and monetary union
Taxation4
Statistics5
3.4 Sectoral policies6
Industry 4
Agriculture8
Fisheries 51
Energy2
Transport4
Small and medium-sized enterprises5
3.5 Economic and social cohesion6
Employment and social affairs 5
Regional policy and cohesion7
3.6 Quality of life and environment8
Environment
Consumer protection 60
3.7 Justice and home affairs1
3.8 External policies3
Trade and international economic relations
Development
Customs4
Common foreign and security policy 65
3.9 Financial questions
Financial control
Budgetary implications6
4. Administrative capacity to apply the acquis7
4.1 Administrative structures 6
S. 12/97 4.2 Administrative and judicial capacity 68
4.3 General evaluation 71
C. Summary and conclusion3
Annex7
Composition of Parliament 79
Single market: White Paper measures SO
Statistical data 82
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