Last Train West

Jochen M. Richter

doi:10.5771/9783828879225

Summary

Fifteen years after Romania's controversial accession to the EU, a number of personalities who experienced the events at first hand take stock. Their generally sober analysis has recently become very topical due to Putin's war in Ukraine and the rekindled dispute over the meaning of "spheres of influence" in the 21st century. Discussing the respective roles of NATO and the EU, this book contains important messages about the difficult (and potentially game-changing) trade-off between quick, decisive action and the need for thorough preparation. Romania caught ‘the last train’; perhaps a new direction of travel is needed.

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Copyright year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8288-4810-8
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8288-7922-5
Publisher: Tectum, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 132
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - XII
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 4
1. The European standpoint: Complexity underestimated No access
2. The German angle: Moral duty No access
3. The Romanian view: Dramatic changes No access
1. Was the EU ready? No access
2. The momentum was certainly right, say the Germans No access
3. For the Romanians it was their window of opportunity No access
1. Separate processes? – A European discussion No access
2. A geostrategic issue – for the Germans No access
3. A test of loyalty – for the Romanians No access
1. A wise decision, from a European perspective No access
2. The Germans stress that Romania was fully represented No access
3. The drive for fresh ideas stifled by the changing mood No access
1. Importance of institution building – the EU got it wrong No access
2. For the Germans, the rule of law is fundamental No access
3. How many Euros can Romania expect to see? No access
4. Summing up the debate from the chair, so to speak No access
5. One other aspect – coming under the influence… No access
1. CVM: from economic safeguard to super safeguard clause No access
2. CVM: a factor in its own right No access
3. CVM: an issue that still rankles today No access
Chapter 7 Interviewees’ closing thoughts No access Pages 73 - 76
Chapter 8 From Snagov to today No access Pages 77 - 92
1. Too much of a law-making machine – the Commission concedes No access
2. The Germans call for alternatives No access
3. The Romanians feel crushed by the weight of the challenges No access
4. My own reflections No access
1. About the author No access
2. And about this book No access
Persons interviewed No access Pages 111 - 116
This book would not have been possible without … No access Pages 117 - 118
Annex I: Selective Timeline No access Pages 119 - 120
1. Unofficial Translation No access
1. Unofficial Translation No access
References No access Pages 129 - 132