摘要：The accession of ten candidate countries to the EU in May 2004 marks an important turning point in its history. To ensure a smooth course of this process a clear insight into the problems involved and issues at stake is needed. These can be classifi ed into two main groups. The first is the problem of “deepening” the process of integration in the Union, which in the first place means a viable process of decisionmaking and an expedient implementation of respective policies. The second is related with the challenges that the economic and monetary union is facing because of the new constellation of interests created by the accession of the newcomer countries. Conclusions follow.
关键词：Accession process; decisionmaking; economic integration; EU policies
