Avrupa Birliği Genişlemesi’nde Koşulluluk İlkesi: Kıbrıs Örneği

Siyasi koşulluluk ilkesi, Avrupa Birliği genişleme politikasının en etkili stratejisidir ve bu ilke aday üye ülkelerle AB arasında demokratik bir köprü sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Avrupa Birliği, siyasi koşulluluk ilkesini kullanarak üye ülkelerin uyumuyla birlikte kendi demokrasinin ispat etmeye çalışmaktadır. Buna göre, şu soru ortaya çıkabilir ''siyasi koşulluluk neden AB için ana stratejidir?'' Bu onuda Madde 6.1’de özetlenmiştir: ''Birlik özgürlük, demokrasi, insan haklarına saygı, temel özgürlük ve mevzuat, AB Üye Devletleri için ortak olan ilkeler üzerine kurulmuştur.'' Bu araştırma, AB'nin genişleme politikalarının siyasi şartlılık stratejisini nasıl izlemesi gerektiğini açıklamayı amaçlıyor. Bu makale eleştirel olarak değerlendirilecektir; 2004 yılında AB genişlemesinin sonuçları ve aday devletler üzerindeki etkinliği. Bu makale, AB'nin genişleme politikalarının siyasi koşulluluk stratejisini nasıl izlemesi gerektiğini açıklamayı amaçlıyor. Çalışma, 2004 yılında AB genişlemesinin sonuçlarını ve aday ülkeler üzerindeki etkinliğini eleştirel bir şekilde değerlendirecektir. Çalışmanın ana odak noktası, Avrupa Birliği üye ülkesi olan Kıbrıs'ta siyasi koşulluğunun uygulanması ve doğruluğunun değerlendirilmesi olacaktır. Buna göre, makale önce AB'nin siyasi koşulluğunun 2004 genişleme süreci boyunca nasıl uygulandığını ve daha sonra hangi siyasi koşulluluk gerekçelerinin Kıbrıs konusunda verimliliğini gösteremediğini analiz etmeyi amaçlıyor.

THE POLITICAL CONDITIONALITY IN THE ENLARGEMENT OF EUROPEAN UNION: THE CYPRUS CASE

The political conditionality is an effective strategy of the EU enlargement policy, and it aims to provide a democratic bridge between candidate member states and the EU. Besides using the political conditionality, the EU assumes confirmation of democracy by the compliance of member states. Accordingly, the following question may arise ''why the political conditionality is the major strategy for EU?'' which is outlined in Article 6, 1: ''The Union founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, and respect for human rights, fundamental freedom, and legislation, principles which are common to the EU Member States.'' An article aims to explain how enlargement policies of the EU should follow the strategy of political conditionality. This paper will critically evaluate; the consequences of EU enlargement in 2004 and its effectiveness over candidate states. The main focus will be on the application of political conditionality in Cyprus and its correctness. Accordingly, the papers seek to analyze first how the EU's political conditionality was applied through the 2004 enlargement process and then on which grounds of political conditionality couldn't illustrate its effectiveness in the case of Cyprus

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