On the mediterranean “fuzzy edge” of the eu
The candidacies of Malta, Cyprus and Turkey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12048055 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Costas Melakopides (0000-0001-9968-1931, University of Cyprus, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 299-334 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Integration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0703-6337 • E-ISSN: 1477-2280 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07036330008429089 |
| OpenAlex | W1977042537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
The paper argues that, despite certain familiar reservations, the EU accession of Malta, Cyprus and, in due course, Turkey should be encouraged and defended. Beyond the socio‐economic and political benefits reasonably expected by all eventual members, accession of the three Mediterranean states will facilitate, or even entail, both the fair resolution of the vexing Cyprus conundrum and the peaceful and rational settlement of the disconcerting Greek‐Turkish dispute. By implication, moreover, their accession will bring tangible, if commonly unforeseen, benefits to the EU itself: it will not only demonstrate the authenticity of the Union's commitment to the Euro‐Med project and its status as an emerging superpower with a moral difference. Simultaneously, this accession will serve the EU's benign geo‐economic and geopolitical ambitions, as it brings the European Union to the heart of the Middle East
Accession · Economics · Economy · European union · Geopolitics · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resizing · Settlement (finance · Superpower · Turkish · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · Global Energy Security and Policy · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2012 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |