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Already in the autumn of 1989, it became apparent that the policy instruments discussed in Chapters 3 and 4 — the trade arrangements, PHARE, and so on — would be insufficient for reaching the Community/EPC’s objectives in Eastern Europe. The East European countries were demanding closer relations and most of all, eventual Community membership. Many in Western and Eastern Europe argued that the reform efforts would continue, even as they caused hardship, only if the Community promised that the East European states could eventually become members and established closer, more formal ties with them. The Community thus had to decide to tighten its links with countries whose democratic and capitalist credentials were still uncertain, yet the success of the reforms was perceived to depend on such a decision.
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Smith, K.E. (1999). Association. In: The Making of EU Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230375741_5
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