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Nadine Malich, M.A. Institute for Political Sciences University Kiel, Germany

Project-course about the enlargement of the European Union

Will the EU start negotiations with Turkey about a full membership in the EU ?

EU and its enlargement - The main focus of our institute in summer 2004

• Prof. Dr. Johannes Varwick: Entwicklung und Probleme der

europäischen Integration (Development and problems of the European integration) (lecture)

• Prof. Dr. Dr. Ulrich Matthée: Die baltischen Republiken. (The Baltic

Republics) (lecture)

• Prof. Dr. Johannes Varwick: Die EU als internationaler Akteur (The EU

as an international participant) (seminar)

• Discussion-Forum presented by the institute:

„EU‘s 25th birthday – perspectives of an enlarged European Union“

• Nadine Malich: Project-course about the enlargement of the

European Union - This course aims at an interconnection between the EU‘s theory and the mediation of such a complex theme in university and school.

Where does Europe have ist borders? The themes of the seminar

Introduction:

• 19.04. EU‘s history
• 26.04. The former EU-enlargements

EU-institutions and legislation:

• 03.05. EU-institutions and cooperation
• 10.05. legislation: The simple model of the conference game

Problems concerning the enlargement: The „committees“

• 17.05. cultural aspects
• 24.05. economical aspects: chances, risks, costs
• 07.06. domestic political aspects: migration, integration, democracy
• 14.06. foreign political aspects: safety, Middle East, Cyprus
• 21.06. role allocation and schedule of the conference game
• 28.06. the enlargement and the EU-institutions: an new constitution

05.07. The conference game (10.00 – ca. 17.00 Uhr) Evaluation and interpretation of the seminar

Andreas Songül Sandra Jessica Turkey Irena Lidija MR SLO Christian

Alexandra

MR GR Armin Mareike MR GBR Frauke Stefan MR GER Maike

• Parl. GR

Torben

• Parl. GBR

Christine

• Parl. GER

Caroline Anne Steffen Commission A new Constitu- tion Foreign politics Domestic politics Economy Culture

Institu- tions

Role

The conference game

• 10.00 – 17.00 o‘clock
• 20 „participants“ from

European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the European Union The applicant Turkey International Press

Time schedule

10.00 meet and greet 10.30 first phase: phase of application the participants introduce themselves ↓ Turkey applies for a full membership in the EU (15min) ↓ Council of the EU takes note -> commission, council and parliament present their positions (15min each) ↓ 12.00 – 12.15 break Statements on the different positions (2min.each) and free discussion about Turkey‘s application ↓

↓

13.00 second phase: phase of negotiation (lunch) Getting in contact, discussing opinions, creating new papers

• f argumentation (modified application) (5min.each)

Press: writes a report and commentary about the first phase 15.00 third phase: phase of ratification Turkey presents modified application (5min) ↓ Statements (5min each) + free discussion 16.00 – 16.15 break voting (EP absolute majority, council concordant) ~ 17.00 end

First phase: introducing each other and phase of application

• The participants

introduce themselves

• The commission

leads the negotiations

Presenting different positions

Commission Council of Ministers: Great Britain

• Europ. Parliament: Great Britain

Council of Ministers: Germany

Looking sceptical but interested

„…and the best tasting fruits grow in Greece anyway! …“

Working lunch

„….yummy…the Greek feta is always so delicious …maybe we should accept the Greek claims after all ?!...“

The phase of negotiation: the institutions invite for single conversations

The ministers negotiate with Turkey Conversation between EP and ministers A Turkish participant cogitating…

Greek-Turkish friendship

Phase of ratification

• More relaxed faces

after the single conversations

• Will they abide by

their just made compromises?!

Finally: the result

Turkey celebrates: The EU is willing to start negotiations for a full membership

Educational objectives of the project-seminar

• EU and its institutions a model
• Actually discussed theme: EU-Turkey

discuss, understand, …

• Example for an active and alternative teaching form

important: model!!!

• Scientifical work, arguing, giving oral presentations taking the

view of a given character

• Analyse if a seminar like this is a suitable way of presenting and

mediating a complexe context like the EU to a class

• Excursion to Bruxelles and the European Institutions as part of

the semester-programme about EU-enlargement at the institute

More than playing…

• It‘s more than just „playing“ a conference game
• the students aquired the game e.i. their

knowledge and their character‘s view during the course by listening to and giving the oral presentations Contributions during the course (work papers &

• ral presentations)

= preparation of the given character‘s view

Thank you Tak Merci Grazie Efharisto ….