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The EU after Brexit: renewed debate about enlargement and deepening
Nach dem Brexit: eine neue Debatte über Erweiterung und Vertiefung der EU
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Abstract The departure of the United Kingdom and the prospect of an independent Scotland seeking membership raise fundamental questions concerning the European Union's future size, geography and polity. Germany's policy on Europe is traditionally guided by the idea that enlargement and deepening are two side... view more
The departure of the United Kingdom and the prospect of an independent Scotland seeking membership raise fundamental questions concerning the European Union's future size, geography and polity. Germany's policy on Europe is traditionally guided by the idea that enlargement and deepening are two sides of the same coin. In reality progress on integration has never matched the pace of (eastern) enlargement. The road to the 2009 Lisbon Treaty was rough, and the spectre of failure haunts any discussion of deeper reforms, especially those requiring changes to the treaties by unanimity. The Scottish question has the potential to energise enlargement policy and spur internal reforms - to prepare not just for a new 28th member, but for an EU-34. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; Great Britain; European Policy; European integration; EU expansion
Classification
European Politics
Free Keywords
Austritt/Ausschluss aus internationalem Akteur; Institutionelle Entwicklung internationalen Akteurs; Scotland; Politische Reformen; Vertrag von Lissabon (2007-12-13); Kopenhagener Kriterien (EU-Erweiterung)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 12/2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2021C12
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications