03376oam 2200793 a 450 991079191990332120231114172909.01-84779-713-X1-78170-226-81-84779-297-910.7765/9781847792976(CKB)2560000000085822(EBL)1069615(OCoLC)818847362(SSID)ssj0000712842(PQKBManifestationID)12249046(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712842(PQKBWorkID)10649756(PQKB)11551312(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086951(OCoLC)1132670183(MdBmJHUP)muse78034(Au-PeEL)EBL1069615(CaPaEBR)ebr10623374(CaONFJC)MIL843478(MiAaPQ)EBC1069615(DE-B1597)659273(DE-B1597)9781847792976(EXLCZ)99256000000008582220100421d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRomania and the European Union how the weak vanquished the strong /Tom GallagherManchester, U.K. ;New York Manchester University Press Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillanc20091 online resource (x, 278 pages)0-7190-8745-7 0-7190-7743-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.The EU discovers Romania -- Crafty natives lead the Eurocrats astray -- The futility of EU funding -- Labour of Sisyphus: administrative reform in Romania -- Justice clings to its chains: 1989-2004 -- NATO, the EU and Romania's strategy of duplicity -- The EU at its most incoherent: April-December 2004 -- The EU regains and loses the initiative: 2005-07 -- Corruption and anti-corruption -- The expiry of reform after 2007.According to Tom Gallagher, Romania's predatory rulers, the heirs of the sinister communist dictator Ceausescu, have inflicted a humiliating defeat on the European Union. He argues convincingly that Brussels was tricked into offering full membership to this Balkan country in return for substantial reforms which its rulers now refuse to carry out. This book unmasks the failure of the EU to match its visionary promises of transforming Romania with the shabby reality.Political corruptionRomaniaRomaniaForeign relations1989-RomaniaForeign relationsEuropean Union countriesEuropean Union countriesForeign relationsRomaniaRomaniaPolitics and government1989-Brussels.Ceausescu.Eurocrats.European Union.Romania.communist dictator.decision-making processes.local politicians.negotiations.soft power.Political corruption327.498009/05Gallagher Tom1954-503729MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791919903321Romania and the European Union3756876UNINA$68.7512/08/2017Hist