Discussion on EU reform picks up speed

Fit for enlargement: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the European Parliament and parts of the German government are pushing for serious discussions on institutional changes. An expert report provides arguments in favor of this.

Does the European Union need far-reaching reforms to be able to admit further member states? The debate, which has so far been conducted rather sporadically to reluctantly by governments, is likely to pick up speed in the coming weeks. This is because a number of players are pushing for it, from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the European Parliament to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her Minister of State for Europe, Anna Lührmann.

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