PROCEDURE OF ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (COPENHAGEN AND MADRID CRITERIA): COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Аннотация

This article examines the procedure for joining the European Union and the legal aspects of accession provided for by the Maastricht Agreement, as well as the Copenhagen and Madrid criteria. Using the example of some countries, an analysis of the nuances of the process of accession to the European Union is carried out. Also, recommendations are made to improve and change the Capenhagen criteria, which may have lost their relevance today. Further, the article details the step-by-step procedure for accession and provides a comparative analysis between the process of accession to the United Nations and the process of accession to the European Union.