The way towards customs union: a policy-analysis of the negotations between actors of the European Union and Turkey
Author
Kemper, Christian
Advisor
Evin, Ahmet. O
Date
1997Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
In this paper, Turkey-EU negotiations in 1995 leading to a customs union (CU) by
January 1996 are to be analyzed. An approach that focuses on actors and issues is
chosen to reflect upon the supranational character of the negotiations. It is stated
that there are interest-coalitions on supranational, national, and intergovernmental
levels over and above the EU-Turkey divide. In a first step, the focus will be on the
supranational actors within the EU-organs. It is assumed, that EU's integration
logic and mechanisms also work in the EU's Common Foreign and Security
Policy. In the second part, the actions of Turkey's actors on different levels shall
on one hand be examined with regard to their interaction with the EU-actors, on the
other hand with regard to their impact on domestic changes, which have been
required by the EU to bring about the Customs Union.Agreement (CUA) The third
part reexamines economic issues at the heart of the Agreement, whereas the fourth
part deals with political issues, which have been excluded from the Agreement, but
still pose the largest obstacle to further rapprochement.