Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 1,0, Edinburgh Napier University, course: International Business Europe, language: English, abstract: Since its foundation in 1957 the discussion about further enlargements of the European Union has increased significantly. As more and more countries have joined the EU especially during recent years, the debate and the estimation for future enlargements have intensified. The current discussion about Turkey’s accession accompanies with a broad range of political, economical and institutional criteria which determine the opportunity to become a member of the EU. The following elaboration will clarify the different opinions about a new enlargement, concerning Turkey’s preparedness to become a member state and was called by the module leaders of International Business Europe from Napier University Edinburgh.