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Social Policy Aspects of Bulgaria's EU Accession
Ensuring of the national social security systems' conformity with the criteria for membership in the European Union is of substantial importance for the entire process of democratisation and integration in Europe. At the same time these systems determine the internal potential of the applicant countries for accession. That is where the actuality of the questions, put in this study stems from:
What is the scope of the field of action of the economic and social criteria for integration in the social sphere? To what extent does the Bulgarian system for social protection correspond to the European models and values? more » |
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The Role of Political Parties in Bulgaria's Accession to the EU
The process of Bulgaria's EU integration is a multifaceted political, institutional, economic, socio-structural, and psychological process. It is essentially a complex social transformation aimed at establishing particular public structures, standards, consensual attitudes, and strategies, compatible with EU and acceptable to its member countries. This process involves diverse actors who cannot be reduced solely to the efforts of state institutions and above all, of the legislature and the executive. One of the most powerful, though frequently overlooked, channels bringing Bulgaria closer to EU, are political parties. more » |
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Preparing for EU Accession Negotiations
The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to
some typical challenges relating to the negotiations for EU
membership, both in the short and in the medium term perspective.
This could be a contribution to the development of the various
elements of Bulgaria's preparation for accession negotiations.
Emphasis is laid on the model of negotiations, on the various
underlying principles, on the indispensable preparation for their
conducting, on some organisational and other aspects of their
successful development. In this respect, significant reflection is
devoted to the lessons to be drawn from the fourth enlargement of the Union. more » |
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