A comparative study on the role of EU perspective upon the Europeanisation of Croatia and Turkey

Abstract

European Union conditionality has important effects upon Croatia and Turkey which have been part of the ongoing enlargement process. The two countries have been concentrated on the adoption and implementation of the acquis. In this process, several conditions such as EU's new enlargement strategy or each country's specific conditions, have affected countries' status in the accession negotiations. This paper aims to highlight EU's perspective inthe accession period and intends to underline different messages of the Union regarding to the candidate countries. In the paper, it is argued that these messages may severely affect countries' Europeanisation process as well asother factors.