ABSTRACT
Summary 64
3.1 Introduction 64
3.2 The membership of the EU 65
3.3 The territorial expansion of the EU 74
Aide-mémoire 82
SUMMARY
1. The chapter focuses on the membership of the EU and on the territorial expansion of the EU. 2. Two aspects of membership are examined:
A. The first relates to both substantive requirements for admission as set out by the Copenhagen Summit in 1993 and to procedural requirements, which are contained in Article 49 EU.