The European Commission says it has never been more committed to expanding the 27-nation family — but two decades of well-meaning promises and an endless waiting room for would-be members have created a process that is easy to hijack politically, and puts the EU’s credibility and political goals at risk.
“Only if we complete the unification of Europe, can we e...
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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.