1. Development Policy Relations with former colonies of member states
EU-ACP Agreements (1964 to present)
Yaounde-Lome-Cotonou
Development assistance,
Preferential trade
Stabilisation of export prices
Innovations of Cotonou agreement
Trade liberalization
Political conditionality
Regional and economic differentiation –Least Developed Countries
Everything But Arms Regulation
Development policy at member-state and at EU level.

2. Internal Security –Justice and Home Affairs
Single market –free movement of people
Concerns of national sovereignty
Public support for EU-level action
Schengen Agreement ( )
Britain, Ireland, Denmark insist on maintaining border controls
Visas, illegal immigration, asylum, police cooperation, judicial cooperation, Schengen information system.

3. Justice and Home Affairs
Maastricht Treaty
JHA a separate intergovernmental pillar
EU citizenship
Cross-pillarization
Areas of common interest
Closer cooperation
Asylum
Crossing of external borders
Immigration
Drug addiction
Combating Fraud
Judicial cooperation in civil matters
Judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Customs cooperation
Police cooperation

4. Justice and Home Affairs
Amsterdam Treaty
The first six areas of common interest moved to first pillar
Transition period
Britain, Ireland, Denmark opt out.
Flexibility –closer cooperation
Schengen agreement incorporated into Treaty
Constitutional Treaty- Lisbon treaty
Abolish third pillar altogether, supranational decision-making procedures.

5. Justice and Home Affairs
Asylum and illegal migration
Balance economic, humanitarian, and security concerns – emphasis on security
International Agreements on asylum
Germany, Italy, Austria want common asylum and immigration policy
Preventive policies –development and humanitarian assistance
Externalization –cooperation with countries of origin and transit
Strengthening external borders -FRONTEX
Integration of immigrants
Rights of Third Country Nationals: European resident status
Lisbon strategy –need for legal migration. Blue Card

6. Source: “Üçüncü Ülke Vatandaşlarının Oranı”, Kriter Türkiye- AB İlişkileri Haber- Yorum Dergisi, December 2007, Issue 18, Page 35.

7. Justice and Home Affairs
Police and Judicial Cooperation
Europol operational in 1999
September 11th – anti-terrorism
Decisions on combating terrorism and European arrest warrant
Eurojust
Mutual recognition in civil affairs
European Monitoring Center for Racism and Xenophobia
Enlargement
Candidates required to incorporate the Schengen acquis
Temporary restrictions on free movement