The constellations of Europe. How enlargement will transform the EU

Eastward enlargement will change the EU far more than its current members expect. Many people predict that the arrival of ten new countries will paralyse decision-making, but few have thought about how the newcomers will shape the various EU policies. Heather Grabbe plots the new members' positions in the emerging constellations of Europe - on the new constitution, the EU's budget, economic and regulatory policies, border controls, defence and the EU's role in the world. She argues that widening will ultimately lead to a deepening of European integration.

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http://www.cer.org.uk/publications/53x.html http://www.cer.org.uk/publications/53x.html

CER: The constellations of Europe: How enlargement will transform the EU, 2004 http://www.cer.org.uk/publications/archive/report/2004/constellations-europe-how-enlargement-will-transform-eu

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