Project-course about the enlargement of the European Union Will - PDF document

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

Role Institu- Culture Economy Domestic Foreign A new tions politics politics Constitu- tion Commission Steffen Anne Caroline Parl. GER Christine Parl. GBR Torben Parl. GR Maike MR GER Stefan Frauke MR GBR Mareike Armin MR GR Christian Alexandra Lidija Irena MR SLO Turkey Jessica Sandra Songül Andreas 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 p hase: phase of negotiation (lunch) Getting in contact, discussing opinions, creating new papers of 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 A Turkish participant cogitating… The ministers negotiate with Turkey Conversation between EP and ministers 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 & oral presentations) = preparation of the given character‘s view

Thank you Tak Merci Grazie Efharisto ….