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This report discusses the EU's enlargement process, which it views as a historic opportunity to promote stability and prosperity in Europe. On May 1, 2004, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined the European Union (EU), enlarging the Union to 25 members.

European Community legislation requires EU Member States to implement representative procedures for enforcement of consumer protection, intellectual property, and late payment laws, but not yet for compensation claims. The possible introduction of damages claims for competition law infringements and electronic privacy, and examination of collective redress in the consumer protection field, is being considered. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright The American Academy of Political and Social Science.]

The first part of the ninth ordinary session of the Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU) took place in Paris on June 4–7, 1963.

Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- The European Union: Current Challenges and Future Prospects( -- Summary -- Overview -- Evolution of the European Integration Project and Internal Dynamics -- The Past as Prologue -- Inherent Differences and Persistent Tensions -- The Current Political and Economic Context -- Ongoing Economic Difficulties -- Rise of Anti-EU or "Euroskeptic" Political Parties -- Lack of Strong Leadership and Strategic Vision -- Increased Acrimony and Decreased Solidarity -- Simultaneous Challenges -- The Greece Crisis6 -- Migratory Pressures9 -- The UK Referendum14