Product Description
In the 1990s the main issue facing the EU was how it could combine the accelerating European integration, and embrace new members at the same time. The Maastricht Treaty, the 1996 intergovernmental conference and the growing number of countries wishing to join the EU has meant that these issues had to be quickly addressed. This book outlines the EU-EFTA (European Free Trade Association) relations, particularly since 1984, showing how four EFTA countries (Austria, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland) reached the stage of applying for EU membership. It analyzes the four countries' negotiations to join the EU, focusing on the process, issues and content, and sets the 1995 enlargement in the context of the future widening of the EU.
