Nit︠s︡t︠s︡ʹkyĭ dohovir ta rozshyrenni︠a︡ I︠E︡S

A discussion of the Treaty of Nice and EU expansion from the Ukrainian perspective. Chapter headings: Introduction by the Minister of Justice of Ukraine S. Stanik. The road to integration in the EU: basic requirements for membership, stages of association and institutional mechanisms. Foreword to the Treaty of Nice (I. Kravchuk). Presentations at the EU Summit in Nice by the head of the European Commission R. Prodi, European Commission specialist on European political issues M. Barnier, and the head of the European Parliament N. Fontaine. Text of the Treaty of Nice (in Ukrainian translation). Status of ratification of the Treaty of Nice. Charter of Fundamental Rights for the new Europe (S. Shevchuk).