enlargement of the European Union

With the last enlargement of the European Union, it became more economically non-homogenous than in the past.

I am certain we are going to work fruitfully and effectively together for further enlargement of the European Union.

Mr President, the enlargement of the European Union is a historic process.

It ranks there alongside the enlargement of the European Union and it is one that we should welcome.

In the medium term, we will see the enlargement of the European Union to include countries which were always European.

The second point concerns the enlargement of the European Union and hence also Turkey's progress towards accession.

The current enlargement of the European Union means that 450 million citizens now find themselves in an area of incomparably greater freedom, security, stability, and progress.

I and my British Conservative colleagues have always been and remain strong supporters of the enlargement of the European Union.

You pointed out the importance of this agenda when we are moving towards a successful enlargement of the European Union, setting our own House in order.

Enlargement of the European Union will necessitate a constant re-ordering of our priorities, and we need to continue tidying things up internally.

On the day after we voted for the enlargement of the European Union, I am very conscious that this is going to be more difficult as time passes.

This was the first of several enlargements which become a major policy area of the Union (see: Enlargement of the European Union).

Mr President, with the enlargement of the European Union the border we share with Russia will lengthen and we will have several new neighbours.

Secondly, following the 2004 Enlargement of the European Union the thematic scope of the cooperation shifted significantly towards the EU policies.

In this respect, I would like to stress that purely in principle, enlargement of the European Union can very easily take place without a solution to the Kaliningrad issue.

The enlargement of the European Union to include the former Communist states is something British Conservatives have long sought. Their role in our future is of vital importance.

Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the enlargement of the European Union is, without doubt, the most important challenge facing the European Union as it moves into the twenty-first century.

We are waiting for the Council of Ministers to nail its colours to the mast and tell us exactly what the geographical enlargement of the European Union will look like.

Spain was not restricted for the 2007 enlargement of the European Union and received many Romanians and Bulgarians as well other citizens of the new EU states.

It will take the necessary decision in good time in compliance with its obligations under the Protocol on the Enlargement of the European Union annexed to the Treaty of Nice.

Your presidency will, though, also see the preparatory decisions on enlargement of the European Union taken, that is to say, on the outward configuration of the European Union in the future.

In a global economy with different legal frameworks in Europe, Asia and the USA, and with the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union, this was not an easy task.

Since the recent Enlargement of the European Union more people from Central and Eastern Europe have moved to Scotland, and it is estimated that between 40,000 and 50,000 Poles now live there.

This particular enlargement of the European Union will be accomplished on Workers’ Day, a date symbolising our need to face up to the challenge of giving the Union of 25 states economic and social cohesion.

The enlargement of the European Union by three new states does not justify, in any way, a 16 % increase in the quota nor should it shift the way in which the quota is shared out.