The new "consensus" on enlargement agreed by EU leaders constitutes a delicate compromise between pro-enlargement member states and those weary of further expansion, with political rifts set to re-emerge soon over Turkey and the Balkans.
Summit conclusions agreed on Friday (15 December) are the result of a long and delicate EU debate on the size and nature of the union, sparked not least by the negative outcome of the 2005 referenda on the EU constitution in France and the Netherlands...
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