Kaeding / Pollak / Schmidt Enlargement and the Future of Europe

Views from the Capitals
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-43234-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 183 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Political Science and International Studies (R0)

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 Russia’s 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.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kaeding, Michael

Pollak, Johannes

Schmidt, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Enlarging and reforming the European Union - An Austrian perspectiveBelgium: If the enlargement process is broken, then fix itBulgaria's attitude towards EU enlargementCroatia: Between proclaimed enthusiasm and reality on the groundThe national debate in Cyprus on the future of EU enlargement policyThe Czech Approach to EU Enlargement: Full Steam Ahead!Denmark: Two or three recent shifts and the problem of favouring stability and security over democratisationEstonia: definitely positive about enlargementsFinland and EU enlargementWhat French infuriating reluctance revealsGermany and EU enlargement (title TBC)Greece, EU enlargement and the ‘ Thessaloniki promise‘Enlargement at all costs? Hungarian visions for the political agenda of the EU towards the Eastern Neighborhood and the Western BalkansIreland and EU enlargement (title TBC)Beyond ‘Enlargement Fatigue’– A View from Rome on the Future of EuropeHead and Heart in the Right Place: Latvia on the EU EnlargementLithuania’s strong support for EU’s "open door“ policy – how to cope with getting what you aimed for?Luxembourg: Get ready to enlargeMalta and Enlargement – Supportive but Not EngagedDirection East – Polish views on EU’s Enlargement PolicyPortugal: Nobody talks about enlargementRomania’s constant support for the enlargement process. A proof of investment in European valuesSlovakia’s Approach to EU Enlargement: From Strategic Passivity to Declaratory SupporterSlovenia: a Strong Defender of Western Balkan EnlargementSpain: A country in favour of enlargement, but of low performanceSweden and EU enlargement: A strong supporter walking a fine lineStrict, fair, engaged.... and still without a vision? A view from the Netherlands on EU enlargement, the western Balkans and the Eastern neighbourhoodWhat's holding back Albania?Bosnia and EU enlargement (title TBC)Seizing the EU Enlargement Momentum: Georgia’s Prospects for Joining the European FamilyIceland's passive supportive approach: Vocal with others on UkraineKosovo's EU membership bid: a leap of faithLiechtenstein and EU enlargement (title TBC)How should EU support Moldova’s path towards accession?The Scramble for re-Enlargement: Montenegro North Macedonia: Stuck at the doorstep of EU?Norway and the enlargement of the EUSerbia on a rocky road to the EUSwitzerland: not a candidate but a partner in EU enlargementSchrödinger’s Candidate: Türkiye’s Awkward Situation within the Enlargement DebateOh the outside looking in: The UK after BrexitUkraine: Enlargement of the EU in the new realities: Challenges and prospect

Über Autor(innen)

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.