"Turkey's Economic Integration into the EU: Challenges and Opportunities"

Elveren, Adem Y. and Kar, Muhsin. (2005) "Turkey's Economic Integration into the EU: Challenges and Opportunities". In: UNSPECIFIED, Austin, Texas. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

[From the Introduction]. The ruling elite have long seen the economic and political integration into Europe a cherished goal for Turkey. Turkey has been a member in many organizations in the Western Europe since the post war period. However, Turkey was officially recognized as a candidate for the European Union in Helsinki in 1999, given a date for the beginning of the accession negotiations in December 2004 and, in this meeting, decided to start the negotiations in October 2005, four decades after the Ankara Agreement signed between Turkey and the EEC in 1963. In addition, Turkey signed a Customs Union Agreement with the EU in 1995.... In this context, the aim of this paper is to examine the dynamics of the accession process in terms of the opportunities and challenges for Turkey. In particular, the impacts of the negotiation processes on the potential economic outcomes will be analyzed in detail. In order to fulfill these objectives, the paper will examine the relationship between Turkey and the EU under the sub period which might be clearly distinguished from the economic policies carried out and macroeconomic environments.

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