You are a civil servant from a country, which will soon join the European Union. Draft a report to a senior officer setting out your advice as to how your country should prepare for the following before becoming a member of the EU.

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You are a civil servant from a country, which will soon join the European Union. Draft a report to a senior officer setting out your advice as to how your country should prepare for the following before becoming a member of the EU.

- Maximising the benefits of the European single market;

- Joining the European single currency;

- Introducing new measures to address the EU's "democratic deficit";

- Ensuring maximum benefit from the common Agricultural policy (CAP) for agriculture in your country.

Date of deadline: 30/11/01.

Date of Submission: 30/11/01.

LIST OF CONTENTS:

SECTION 1: Executive Summary

SECTION 2: Terms of reference

SECTION 3: Main Report:

i) - Introduction

ii) - Maximising the benefits of the European Single Market

iii) - Preparing for the European Single Currency.

iv) - Addressing the EU's democratic deficit.

v) - Maximising CAP benefits for our home country.

SECTION 4: Conclusions.

SECTION 5: Recommendations.

SECTION 6: References:

SECTION 7: Bibliography.

SECTION 8: Appendices:

Section 1

Executive Summary

- The Berlin European Council has set out a clear framework for the financial aspects of enlargement. This framework provides a sufficient basis for the accession of up to ten new Member States in 2004.

- The European Council of Nice has defined the framework for the institutional reform necessary for enlargement. Negotiations are conducted on the basis of the existing acquis, applying the principles of own merits and catching-up, and will be concluded with those candidates that fulfil the criteria for membership.

- The conditions for membership set out by the Copenhagen European Council in 1993

Section 2

Terms of reference:

Main Body:

Introduction:

Accession requires that candidates fulfil the conditions for membership, that is the political and economic criteria, and the ability to take on the obligations of membership. The Commission will give a favourable recommendation on the accession of a country if it is convinced that it will be able to meet the criteria by accession.

Accession requires a massive economic restructuring and political change.

To strengthen public administrations and institutions so as to function effectively inside the Union. To promote convergence with the European Community's extensive legislation which would help reduce the transition period and aid the promotion of economic and social cohesion.

Source: EU Business Conference on Pre-accession instruments (Brussels, 5 March 2001)
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Opening remarks by Commissioner Verheugen

The Europe Agreements cover trade-related issues, political dialogue, legal approximation and other areas of cooperation, including industry, environment, transport and customs. They aim progressively to establish a free-trade area between the EU and the associated countries over a given period, on the basis of reciprocity but applied in an asymmetric manner

and prepare the way for the EU and the partner countries to converge economically, politically, socially and culturally. They cover political cooperation, favourable trade relations, economic activities and cultural cooperation.

In addition to the liberalisation of trade, the ...

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