Public opinion and political confusion call for a pause in enlargement, a top European Commission official has said, but the EU's neighbourhood policy may not be a good enough alternative.
"We have to think how to build up Europe - is it time to deepen the union, or to widen?" commission external relations director Eneko Landaburu stated on Thursday (23 February) at a meeting organised by Brussels-based think tank CEPS.
"My personal view and the view of the commission, is that w...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.