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The European Union Needs Political Leadership

The European Union is still in crisis and it is going through numerous challenges. Political leadership could represent the solution.

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By Stefan Lehne
Published on Nov 20, 2013

Source: EUANZ TV

The European Union is still in crisis and is facing numerous challenges: the upcoming European elections, the euro crisis, and future EU enlargement to the Western Balkans, Turkey, Iceland, and Eastern Europe.

Carnegie Europe’s Stefan Lehne joined Dr. Serena Kelly from the National Center for Research on Europe in New Zealand to discuss what the near future holds for the EU.

About the Author

Stefan Lehne

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Stefan Lehne is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on the post–Lisbon Treaty development of the European Union’s foreign policy, with a specific focus on relations between the EU and member states.

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