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ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EU LAW; DIVISION OF COMPETENCES
BETWEEN THE EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES IN THE LAW-MAKING PROCESS
EU Primary Law ............................................................................................123
EU Secondary Law .......................................................................................126
Division of Competence Between the European Union and its
Member States in the EU Law-making Process ..............................................127
Monitoring of the Implementation of EU Law and Reactions to Violations .......130
ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EU ACCESSION TRAJECTORY
EU Legislation Behind the EU Accession Process, Accession Criteria and
Accession Stages .........................................................................................133
New methodology for EU Enlargement ..........................................................136
The EU “Unexpected” Enlargement and its Prospects ....................................140
RELATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WITH ITS NEIGHBORS
AFTER 2004-2007 ENLARGEMENT
Stabilization and Association Process for the Western Balkans ......................145
Eastern Partnership Initiative and Pre-conditions for its Introduction ..............145
Limitations of the Eastern Partnership Initiative .............................................147
EU external Assistance .................................................................................149
The new Neighborhood, Development and International Cooperation
instrument – Global Europe” (NDICI) and EU enlargement Instrument for
Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) ....................................................................151
EU bilateral assistance to Georgia.................................................................153
THE UNION FOR CITIZENS WELLBEING ...............................................................155
CONCLUDING REMARKS ......................................................................................159