& the future of enlargement
Read: “A soft power revolution”
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20 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain it is time to look at the process which brought the countries of former communist Europe into the EU, at the people who made it happen. Read about, listen to and watch our section on “member state builders” – politicians, civil servants and civil society activists who wrote – and in some countries still write – the latest chapters of European history. |
There are no bestsellers on EU enlargement. But there are ideas and innovative thinking. Explore the work of leading thinkers on the enlargement process: on the EU’s leverage, on rethinking Europe’s invisible hand, on taking measure of Europe’s Great Transformation… and on making the case for a new European narrative. |
EU enlargement is controversial, and has always been. Explore some of the most contested issues, including: |
Who is for and who is against further enlargement? Access snap-shot analysis about the state of the enlargement debates in France,Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, and Belgium. Download manuals on the individuals and institutions that shape these debates. |
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Close to 600 key documents on EU enlargement in electronic form. |
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