With war raging on European soil, the European Union (EU) needs competent leadership – ready and willing to tackle head-on the polycrisis and polytransition confronting the Union and its member states.
Enlargement will be one of the most politically heavy dossiers in the upcoming politico-institutional cycle. Therefore, the choice of the European Commissioner in charge of this dossier is of utmost importance.
This Policy Brief examines what the candidate needs to possess for the role:
- Commitment to EU democratic values.
- Support for enlargement.
- Capacity to forge consensus among member states and candidates.
- Trustworthiness in the eyes of all relevant stakeholders.
The Paper argues that without this combination of credentials, it is difficult to imagine how the next Commissioner for Enlargement will translate into practice the member states’ current discourse about the geopolitical imperative of delivering a wider and more secure Union of 30+ countries.
Read the full paper here.