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Oct 19, 2023 // As the EU continues to consider further expansion in Ukraine and the Balkans, more fundamental questions about the fundamental character of the EU are arising. These questions weigh the EU’s liberal values against geopolitical imperatives and a desire for strategic autonomy, writes Mark Leonard.
On Oct. 6, EU leaders convened in Granada, Spain, to discuss a question that has captivated Eurocrats, think tanks, and journalists throughout the bloc since the start of the war in Ukraine. While the European Union already granted Ukraine candidate status in June 2022, the European Council is expected to vote on beginning formal accession talks on Dec. 15. The EU appears to be moving toward radical reinvention, a “refoundation” built on three pillars, each of which is the subject of fierce debate.
BERLIN Where will Europe’s borders end? On October 6, EU leaders convened in Granada, Spain, to discuss a question that has captivated Eurocrats, think tanks, and journalists throughout the bloc since the start of the war in Ukraine.