The Bottom Line
A bigger European Union must be a better one too
Any additional enlargement to the bloc must be handled with prudence
DOES the European Union – 27 states, 450 million people, politically fractious even in the best of times – need to expand even more?
The answer, in the European way, is a qualified and equivocal yes.
Nine countries are officially in line to join the bloc, and EU officials have recently hinted that some may be added by 2030.
