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Ernst, Christian; Gillhausen, Mechthild Freifrau von: Politik entdecken. Vol. 9/10. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag, 1st ed.; 1st pr. [1. Aufl.; 1. Dr.], 2009, 31.

"New Family Members" - EU (2004)

The quote is taken from the chapter European Union, section Tasks: Enlargement. In the excerpt, the 2004 and 2007 enlargement rounds of the EU are mentioned and the beginning of the accession negotiations with Turkey in 2005 is addressed. The positions of the opponents and supporters are roughly summarized.

Ernst, Christian

Gillhausen, Mechthild Freifrau von

Köster, Elisabeth

Oelmann, Bärbel

Rüchardt, Tanja

Zimmermann, Thomas

Laspe, Tanja

Berger-von der Heide, Thomas

Holstein, Karl-Heinz

Rudyk, Ellen

The political science textbook Politik endecken ( Discover Politics) was designed for the use at the secondary level in Lower-Saxony.

Cornelsen Verlag

[p. 31]

[left column]

New family members

On 1 May 2004, with the accession of ten new member states, the EU recorded its historically most significant growth. In 2007, two more states, Romania and Bulgaria, joined. The membership of Turkey seems to be more complicated. According to polls, 80% of the Turks want to move closer to Europe. In contrast, many Europeans have the opinion that an Asian country with a predominantly Islamic population does not fit into a Western Christian confederation. Since 26 October, 2005, concrete accession negotiations have been held with Turkey.

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Translation:
Bischewski, Marret
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