Like the two strands of the Union’s DNA, enlargement and internal EU reform are necessary and should be thought together. To make good on its membership promise to the current candidates, the Union must adapt its operating system. To make its governance fit for the future, the EU should ‘think enlarged’, towards a Union of 30+ members. EUrope must pass the test of times, taking on both enlargement and internal reform with courage and ambition. Its own relevance and survival are at stake. History is calling, but will Europeans come to the rendez-vous? This Democracy Reform Conversation presented and discussed the publication “A Test of Times – Permachange through enlargement and EU reform”, which seeks to inspire, promote and link the debates on how to widen and deepen European integration.
Moderator: Jacki Davis, Meade Communications
