Enlargement Negotiations Between Poland and EU

European Union recently went through a long and
complex process of enlargement and welcomed 10 more
new states. Among the 10 new comers, Poland is a
crucial accession country due to its size,
geographical position, and large population. Poland
has a problematic industrial restructuring and a
large agricultural sector. Agriculture is considered
as one of the most complicated issues between Poland
and the EU not only due to the large and inefficient
agricultural sector in Poland, but also due to the
internal problems EU is facing with its policies on
agriculture.
This thesis will focus on the negotiations between
the EU and Poland on the chapter of agriculture,
which is one of the 31 chapters of the acquis
communataire.
The thesis aims to analyse the negotiation process
between EU and Poland on the chapter of agriculture,
providing an insight into the context and background
of the negotiations. Each negotiation issue stated
by Poland as a response to the acquis presented by
the EU has been discussed thouroughly based on
primary resources from the EU and Poland.

Autorentext

Dijan Albayrak's interest in EU affairs started with her involvement in European level NGO's. She finished the MA on Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Sabanci University and the MA on European Studies at Istanbul Bilgi University. Currently she is a PhD student at Leiden University and working as an EU expert.

Klappentext

European Union recently went through a long and complex process of enlargement and welcomed 10 more new states. Among the 10 new comers, Poland is a crucial accession country due to its size, geographical position, and large population. Poland has a problematic industrial restructuring and a large agricultural sector. Agriculture is considered as one of the most complicated issues between Poland and the EU not only due to the large and inefficient agricultural sector in Poland, but also due to the internal problems EU is facing with its policies on agriculture. This thesis will focus on the negotiations between the EU and Poland on the chapter of agriculture, which is one of the 31 chapters of the acquis communataire. The thesis aims to analyse the negotiation process between EU and Poland on the chapter of agriculture, providing an insight into the context and background of the negotiations. Each negotiation issue stated by Poland as a response to the acquis presented by the EU has been discussed thouroughly based on primary resources from the EU and Poland.