Europe's blurred boundaries: Rethinking enlargement and neighbourhood policy

Europe's blurred boundaries: Rethinking enlargement and neighbourhood policy

Written by Charles Grant, 02 October 2006

In many parts of the EU there is growing hostility to further enlargement. Charles Grant argues that the EU must keep open the prospect of accession for its European neighbours, and suggests how opposition to enlargement can best be overcome. He also examines the EU's policy towards neighbours that are unlikely to join in the foreseeable future.