by Joan Lofgren The conditions countries must fulfill for EU membership are summarized broadly in the criteria adopted at the 1993 European Council meeting in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen meeting marked a shift in the EU’s approach to eastern enlargement: for the first time it took seriously the prospect of applications from former socialist countries. Four years later, the reality of […]
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