Enlargement and the Future of Europe : Views from the Capitals

• Autore: Kaeding Michael
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 pages)
• Altri autori: PollakJohannes SchmidtPaul
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- ForewordOliverRöpkeEuropean Economic and Social CommitteeBrusselsBelgiumThese are certainly not times of `business as usual´. ... -- Why This Book? -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Member States -- Enlarging and Reforming the European Union: An Austrian Perspective -- Political Support for the European Path of the Western Balkans -- Government vs. Public Opinion -- Recommendations -- Belgium: If the Enlargement Process Is Broken, Then Fix It -- A Belgian Zeitenwende? -- Not so Sure -- What Is in a Concept? -- Recommendations -- Bulgaria´s Attitude Towards EU Enlargement -- Presidency of the Council of the EU -- The North Macedonia Case -- What to Do with Ukraine? -- Recommendations -- Croatia: Between Proclaimed Enthusiasm and Reality on the Ground -- Achievements Within the Given Framework -- Paradoxes of State Positions -- Recommendations -- The National Debate in Cyprus on the Future of EU Enlargement Policy -- Two Major Positions -- Recommendations -- The Czech Approach to EU Enlargement: Full Steam Ahead! -- Strengthening Enlargement, Forgetting the Eastern Partnership -- Enlargement as a Political Priority, But Marginal for the Public -- Recommendations -- Denmark´s Position on Enlargement -- Recent Shifts in Danish Policies and Attitudes Towards the Enlargement -- New Priorities in the Western Balkans -- Recommendations: Learning from Previous Examples -- Estonia: Supporting Fast-Track Enlargements -- Is the Union Ready for Geopolitical Enlargement? -- Enlargement and the Future of the EU -- Recommendations -- Finland Should Focus on EU Reforms Ahead of Enlargement -- Pro-Enlargement Governments, Yet Sceptic Citizens -- Sea of Change in Attitudes, Yet Not in EU Policy -- Recommendations -- What Infuriating French Reluctance Reveals -- Continual Reluctance Over Recent Years -- A Contemporary Shift?. ; Recommendations -- Strong Tailwinds for EU Enlargement in Germany: But EU Membership Has a Price Tag -- Three Elements of Germany´s Enlargement Policy -- How to Preserve the Credibility of the EU Enlargement? -- The Impact of the `Zeitenwende´ -- Recommendations -- Greece, EU Enlargement and the `Thessaloniki Promise´ -- The Erdogan Factor -- An Elite Consensus -- From Promise to Progress: Strengthening the Enlargement Agenda -- Enlargement at All Costs? A View from Hungary -- Generally Pro-Enlargement Stance -- Political Motivation -- The Effect of Other Actors -- Hurdles Within the EU´s Democratic Functioning -- Recommendations -- Further Enlargement of the European Union: The View from Dublin -- Recommendations -- Beyond `Enlargement Fatigue´: A View from Rome -- From Fatigue to Ambiguity? -- Limits of Current EU Enlargement Policy -- Beyond Enlargement Fatigue -- Recommendations -- Head and Heart in the Right Place: Latvia on the EU Enlargement -- Copenhagen Criteria as a Must -- Latvia´s Shift in Approach to EU Enlargement -- Recommendations -- Lithuania´s Strong Support for the EU´s `Open Door´ Policy: How to Make Use of the Geopolitical Window of Opportunity -- Recommendations -- Luxembourg: Get Ready to Enlarge -- War as a Game Changer -- Stay Fair! -- Pressure for Reform -- Recommendations -- Malta and Enlargement: Supportive But Not Engaged -- Southern Rather Than Eastern Enlargement -- Protecting the Position of Member States in the EU Political System -- Direction East: Polish Views on the EU´s Enlargement Policy -- Enlargement as a Non-Contested Issue -- (Not) Everybody Welcome in the EU -- Recent Developments -- Recommendations -- Portugal: Nobody Talks About Enlargement -- Good Political Intentions Versus Unembellished Negotiations -- Portugal -- Recommendations. ; Romania´s Constant Support for the Enlargement Process: A Proof of Investment in European Values -- Recommendations -- Slovakia´s Approach to EU Enlargement: From Strategic Passivity and Declaratory Supporter into the Reformist Vanguard -- The Story´s Beginning -- . Grown in the Time -- Recommendations -- Slovenia: A Strong Defender of Western Balkan Enlargement -- Main Activities of Slovenia in the Region -- Moving Enlargement from Declarations to Implementation -- Recommendations -- Spain: From a Reluctant Supporter to a True Defendant of Enlargement? -- The Traditional Position: Neither Against Nor for EU Widening -- Rethinking and Reinforcing Spain´s Position on Enlargement -- EU Reform Should Not Be a Precondition But a Parallel Effort -- Recommendations -- Sweden and EU Enlargement: A Strong Supporter Walking a Fine Line -- Sweden´s Historical Approach to Enlargement -- The War in Ukraine and EU Enlargement -- Political and Public Support in Sweden for a Larger EU -- Walking a Fine Line: Rule of Law and Reforms -- Recommendations -- Strict, Fair, Engaged. And Still Without a Vision? A View from the Netherlands on EU Enlargement and Its Neighbourhood -- An Inward-Looking Approach to Enlargement -- U-Turn on the Western Balkans -- U-Turn on Ukraine -- There Is a War to be Won: Almost -- NATO First, But Also More CFSP/ESDP -- The Dutch Public: Shifting Views on Enlargement -- Recommendations -- Part II: EU Neighbours -- What Is Holding Back Albania? -- The Citizens -- The Institutions -- The European Union -- Recommendations -- Between Hopes and Frustrations: Bosnia´s Path to the EU Is No Shorter Despite EU Candidacy Status -- Disappointing State of EU Affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Bosnia as a Candidate Country: Is There Light at the End of the European Tunnel? -- The Future of EU Enlargement: Is There Anything New for Bosnia?. ; Recommendations: New Logic for a European Bosnia Is Needed -- Seizing the EU Enlargement Momentum: Georgia´s Prospects for Joining the European Family -- Georgia´s EU Journey -- From European Perspective to Candidate Status and Beyond -- EU Enlargement: More Aspirants on the Horizon? -- Recommendations -- Iceland´s Passive Supportive Approach: Vocal with Others on Ukraine -- Not an Agenda Item in the Alþingi -- General Diplomatic Support -- Ukraine -- Georgia -- Enlargement in the Media -- Recommendations -- Kosovo´s Leap of Faith for EU Membership -- Dialogue with Serbia: An Inescapable Condition -- Recommendations -- How Should the EU Support Moldova´s Path Towards Accession? -- Transition from Neighbourhood to Enlargement Policy -- Opening EU Accession Negotiations: The Next Milestone -- Building National Cohesion Around European Integration -- Recommendations: Short-Term Goals Preceding EU Accession -- The Scramble for Enlargement: Montenegro -- Rethinking Enlargement: More Differentiation Required -- Faster and Citizen-Oriented Process as a Necessity -- Recommendations -- North Macedonia: Stuck on the EU´s Doorstep? -- The `Trade-Off´: Accepting Compromise -- Two Dimensions: Internal and External -- The Great Unknown -- Norway: A Non-member But Active Supporter of EU Enlargement -- Enlargement of the EU Means Enlargement of the EEA -- How Is the New Momentum in the Union´s Enlargement Policy Perceived in Norway? -- Recommendations -- Serbia on a Rocky Road to the EU -- Two Decades of an Ambiguous Enlargement Policy -- The EU and Serbia Parting Ways? -- The Road to Belgrade Leads Through Skopje and Tirana -- Recommendations: Accession by Stages to Motivate All Candidates -- Switzerland: Not a Candidate But a Partner in EU Enlargement -- Markets and Migration: How Switzerland Is Affected by Enlargement. ; Cohesion Billions and Focus Regions: How Switzerland Supports Enlargement -- Recommendations -- Schrödinger´s Candidate: Türkiye´s Awkward Situation Within the Enlargement Debate -- Türkiye and the EU: Mutual Mistrust and Lack of Progress -- Türkiye in the Region: An Ally to Cooperate or a Rival to Compete? -- Lessons from Türkiye in the Region -- Recommendations -- On the Outside Looking in: The United Kingdom After Brexit -- After the Ukraine War -- The Right Kind of Enlargement -- Recommendations -- EU Enlargement Considering New Realities: The Ukrainian Direction -- The Cost of European Integration for Ukraine -- Current Tasks for Europe -- KYIV-Brussels: Strategic and Tactical Priorities -- EU Enlargement Policy: Specificities and Prospects.
• Titolo autorizzato: Enlargement and the Future of Europe
• ISBN: 3-031-43234-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799229103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II