Institutional Convergence of CIS Towards European Benchmarks
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CASE Network Reports No. 82
This report summarizes the analysis of institutional development in CIS countries and its convergence towards EU standards. Building EU-style institutions is a precondition for entry into the EU. The process of EU enlargement is tightly bound to the concept of convergence, as membership in the EU requires fulfillment of a series of political, legal, and economic criteria. Candidate countries must demonstrate political stability as a guarantee for a democratic and lawful order, including maintaining human rights standards and ensuring the protection of minorities (political criteria).
Furthermore, the potential members must fully implement the “ Acquis Communautaire” (the entire body of EU law) into national legislation, and adopt the goals of the political, economic and monetary union (legal criteria). Finally, the candidates must have a fully functioning market economy with the ability to maintain competitiveness in the internal market (economic criteria). Increasingly, institutional development is not only extremely important for potential accession candidates but for any country that has any “association” relationship with the EU.
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