Commentary
Rosa Balfour
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In The Media
Can Enlargement Be the EU’s Most Successful Foreign Policy, Again?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted the EU to break several taboos, including offering candidate status to Ukraine and Georgia. The enlargement process, which has stalled over the past decade, is likely to be hindered by the complex revisions required, including the question of voting rights.
By Rosa Balfour
Published on Feb 22, 2023
About the Author
Rosa Balfour
Director, Carnegie Europe
Rosa Balfour is the director of Carnegie Europe. Her fields of expertise include European politics, institutions, and foreign and security policy.
- The Cost of Europe’s Weak Venezuela Response
- The European Radical Right in the Age of Trump 2.0Paper
Rosa Balfour, Stefan Lehne, Elena Ventura
Recent Work
Foreign PolicyEUDemocracyRussiaEuropeTürkiyeEastern EuropeMiddle EastCaucasusGeorgiaUkraineWestern EuropeMoldovaIran
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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