Enlargement of the european union: extension and/or deepening
International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior
ISSN: 1093-4537
Article publication date: 1 March 2003
Abstract
The difficulties of enacting a constitution for the European Union (EU) reflect the basic problem: What kind of federation is it? The Union has gone through a number of extensions and at the same time has been capable of deepening the integration between member states. The huge 2004 enlargement of the EU to 25 member states poses the question whether this combination of extension and deepening really will go on any longer in the coming years. The risks connected with the entire endeavour have increased with the huge enlargement in 2004, as reflected in the still unresolved issue of the decision-making rules of the key body, the Council.
Citation
Lane, J.-E. and Maeland, R. (2003), "Enlargement of the european union: extension and/or deepening", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 503-529. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-07-04-2004-B002
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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