EU de facto membership: an attempt to adapt to current challenges
... with the EU that go beyond standard de jure membership. Event analysis and comparative analysis were employed as the main research methods. As a result, the study identifies key elements of de facto membership, including alignment of foreign policy, conditionality of integration, the significance of the energy component in economic interaction, independent initiatives by third countries to incorporate the acquis communautaire into domestic legislation, the importance of a shared cultural identity, as well as quantitative ...
