This book analyses Member States and EU neighbours national visions for the enlargement of the European Union (EU), highlighting 41 national histories, policies, and corresponding public perceptions of European integration. In a geopolitical context in which Russias war of aggression in Ukraine has renewed the impetus for EU enlargement, national views vary considerably on the timing, conditions, and reforms necessary to welcome Eastern neighbours and the Western Balkans countries into the European family. Moreover, EU enlargement policy is not only an investment in peace and stability; it has also become a political tool in response to the exploitation of interdependencies and illiberal pressures. This book presents concrete policy recommendations to national governments and the EU on how to move forward productively.
Part 1: Member States.
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1. Enlarging and Reforming the European
Union - An Austrian Perspective.
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2. Belgium: If the Enlargement
Process is Broken, Then Fix It.
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3. Bulgarias Attitude Towards EU
Enlargement.
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4. Croatia: Between Proclaimed Enthusiasm and Reality
on the Ground.
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5. The National Debate in Cyprus on the Future of EU
Enlargement Policy.
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6. The Czech Approach to EU Enlargement: Full
Steam Ahead!.
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7. Denmarks Position on Enlargement.
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8.
Estonia: Supporting Fast-track Enlargements.
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9. Finland Should Focus
on EU Reforms Ahead of Enlargement.
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10. What Infuriating French
Reluctance Reveals.
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11. Strong Tailwinds for EU Enlargement in
Germany but EU Membership Has a Price Tag.
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12. Greece, EU
Enlargement and the thessaloniki Promise.
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13. Enlargement at All
Costs? A View From Hungary.
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14. Further Enlargement of the European
Union: the View From Dublin.
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15. Beyond enlargement Fatigue A
View From Rome.
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16. Head and Heart in the Right Place: Latvia on the
EU Enlargement.
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17. Lithuanias Strong Support for the EUs Open
Door Policy How to Make Use of the Geopolitical Window of Opportunity.-
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18. Luxembourg: Get Ready to Enlarge.
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19. Malta and
Enlargement Supportive but Not Engaged.
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20. Direction East
Polish Views on the EUs Enlargement Policy.
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21. Portugal: Nobody
Talks About Enlargement.
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22. Romanias Constant Support for the
Enlargement Process: A Proof of Investment in European Values.
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23.
Slovakias Approach to EU Enlargement: From Strategic Passivity and
Declaratory Supporter Into the Reformist Vanguard.
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24. Slovenia: A
Strong Defender of Western Balkan Enlargement.
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25. Spain: From a
Reluctant Supporter to a True Defendant of Enlargement?.
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26. Sweden
and EU Enlargement: A Strong Supporter Walking a Fine Line.
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27.
Strict, Fair, Engaged.... And Still Without a Vision? A View From the
Netherlands on EU Enlargement and Its Neighbourhood.- Part 2: EU Neighbours.-
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28. What is Holding Back Albania?.
Chapter 29.between Hopes and
Frustrations: Bosnias Path to the EU is No Shorter Despite EU Candidacy
Status.
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30. Seizing the EU Enlargement Momentum: Georgias Prospects
for Joining the European Family.
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31. Icelands Passive Supportive
Approach: Vocal With Others on Ukraine.
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32. Kosovos Leap of Faith
for EU Membership.
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33. How Should the EU Support Moldovas Path
Towards Accession?.
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34. The Scramble for Enlargement: Montenegro.-
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35. North Macedonia: Stuck on the EUs Doorstep?.
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36. Norway
A Non-member but Active Supporter of EU Enlargement.
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37. Serbia on
a Rocky Road to the EU.
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38. Switzerland: Not a Candidate but a
Partner in EU Enlargement.
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39. Schrödingers Candidate: Türkiyes
Awkward Situation Within the Enlargement Debate.
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40. On the Outside
Looking in: the United Kingdom After Brexit.
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41. EU Enlargement
Considering New Realities: the Ukrainian Direction.
Dr. Michael Kaeding is the Jean Monnet Professor for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. He is a visiting fellow at the University of Ljubljana and of the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht, member of the flying faculties of the College of Europe, Bruges, and the Turkish-German University in Istanbul.
Dr. Johannes Pollak is a Professor of International Relations and Rector of Webster Vienna Private University, Austria. In the summer 2019, he was elected chairperson of the Board of the Institute of European Politics in Berlin. He is also senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna.
Paul Schmidt is the Secretary General of the Austrian Society for European Politics, which promotes and supports analysis and communication on European affairs. Prior to that he worked at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, both in Vienna and at their Representative Office in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union.
