Enlargement and CAP reform

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The European Union's (EU) common agricultural policy (CAP) is set to undergo substantial long-term changes and is expected to play an important role in the membership talks with the central and eastern European countries (CEC) that have applied to join the union. Agriculture is an important industry in many CEC nations where it accounts for an overall average 7.8% of GDP, against just 2.5% in the EU. The European Commission's white paper on the development of the CAP argues that agricultural reform should be undertaken gradually and that enlargement does not require immediate and sweeping reform of the CAP.

European Union. European Commission, Agricultural policy

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Recent cases in Europen law

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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified the position of the European Union (EU) and its member states in negotiating trading issues within the new World Trade Organisation. Other judgements given by the ECJ in recent months include the upholding of a national rule on backdated claims based on EU law, reaffirmed its position on the rights of private individuals to challenge EU rules and ordered France to open up competition at Orly Airport.

Powers and duties, European Court of Justice

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The Turkey-EU customs union

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The customs union between the European Union (EU) and Turkey is due to take effect from 1 Jan, 1996, and is the culmination of a series of import/export agreements that have been in place since 1973. The new agreement, which includes tariff reductions on many industrial items, should increase EU exports to Turkey, which is the union's 10th-largest export destination. It is forecast that EU shipments to Turkey will double by the end of the century.

Economic aspects, International trade, Turkey, Commercial treaties, Trade agreements

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