EU influence on Romania and Romania's entrance to EU

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Democratization of Romania

Introduction

Romania , a former communist state started formal dealings with the EU countries in 1974 . After many years of communist rule , Romania , like many other eastern and south eastern European countries received an invitation by the EU . This was a very attractive offer because the country 's economy was in bad shape and national institutions were in chaos . EU membership was a symbol of prosperity of both the consumer and the manufacturer and was also prestigious . It also offered a sense of security

. Since the economy of Romania was incomparable with the economies of the other EU members , membership would attract inflow of cash . Romania argued that since it was to take part in decision making in the EU , then giving up a little sovereignty was worth the course Some influential and prosperous Romanians , like Mr . Iliescu vehemently supported the EU integration of Romania . The only reason such people could have been so eager to see Romania join the EU is that they new that their factories and other property would be safer in a country whose governance is under the scrutiny of the EU (Papadimitriou and Phinnemore , 2008

Membership and Democratization

In 1995 , Romanian government officially submitted an application of membership to the EU . The EU promised consideration of membership only if some condition were met . This was the first time a European country had been given such conditions for entry to the union . Democratization was a prerequisite for Romania and the...