Abstract
Enlargement is back on the European agenda. But without a reform of the European Union (EU) it may lead to an ‘overstretch’ and as a consequence to disintegration. Nonetheless, tackling the ongoing European ‘polycrisis’ by adequate reforms has been and still is complicated. An EU that has become more diverse by enlargement is being expected to deepen in areas that are highly sensitive domestically. With reference to the scenarios presented in the European Commission's White Paper on the Future of Europe from 2017, the author argues for a more flexible working method of the EU. It should be based on more efficiency by among others focusing on political priorities, extending qualified majority voting, implementing a new concept of cooperative enforcement and applying a common concept of subsidiarity, including „better regulation”. Where no consensus can be reached among Member States greater flexibility and – in the long run – a new architecture of the EU should allow for pioneer groups to move ahead and to lead by positive example.
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