We need a ‘very clear target’ for EU enlargement: EU reform expert Daniela Schwarzer
10 October 2023 |
4:18 am
How can a much bigger European Union function effectively? Will key national interests be overridden for the benefit of collective decision-making? How should European institutions and budgets adapt to a union of more than 30 members? These are some of the big questions that European leaders are currently mulling over.
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