Titolo The European Union and the Secession of a Territory from a EU Member State Periodico Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo Anno: 2015 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 479 - Pagina finale: 502
This paper analyses the issue of whether, from the perspective of European Union law, a breakaway territory of a EU Member State that establishes a new State must negotiate accession to the European Union like any other membership candidate or whether it can automatically gain member status in its new form, either by negotiating as if it were a "de facto" EU Member State or by using a fast-track procedure for admission.