Europske studije, Vol. 3 No. 5-6, 2017.
Stručni rad
Relations between EU and ACP after the Cotonou Agreement: Croatian Perspective on the Role of New Member States in relation with the EU and THE ACP after 2020
Dalibor Matić
; Ministarstvo vanjskih i europskih poslova RH
Sažetak
Having acceded to the European Union, the new Member States, or the EU13, as they are commonly called, have also acquired the traditional relationships of the older Member States, the EU15. Among them, the politically complex, financially massive and legally binding cooperation with former colonies in a very often far away land where contact, knowledge and presence is limited. With a view to the emerging post-Cotonou discussions within the EU, this paper examines how the relationship, in particular the development cooperation, between the EU and the ACP group of states can be advanced, having regard to several factors such as, externally, the new global architecture, challenges and stakeholders, internally, the new enlarged EU constellation, and inherently, the new upgraded development toolbox, enriched with the relatively fresh experience of democratic transition of the new Member States.
Furthermore, Croatia, as the newest EU’s enhancement, is taken into a more focused elaboration, with its obvious challenges, revealing opportunities and recommended role.
Using the induction method, the paper begins with the descriptive analysis of the components of the Cotonou Agreement as a present framework for EUACP relations. It continues with a synthesis of the key elements of the new global development context, with a special emphasis put on the element of the enlarged EU. Subsequently, the results of the observation are used to establish conclusions and concrete recommendations for future cooperation between the two blocks of states.
Ključne riječi
Cotonou Agreement; development cooperation; ACP; new EU Members; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
198931
URI
Datum izdavanja:
5.12.2017.
Posjeta: 884 *