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If you break it down to quantity (wider integration of more countries, and more dissimilar countries) vs quality (deeper integration of a smaller core) then the
by usrusr 6y ago
If you break it down to quantity (wider integration of more countries, and more dissimilar countries) vs quality (deeper integration of a smaller core) then the "quantity" project is almost done anyways. There are still a few gaps on the Balkans but other than that, any considerable future widening (and thus weakening, as the quality position would call it) would involve pushing hard towards Russia, Arabia or not towards but into Africa. If there was some UK long game of shaping the EU into some form of smaller version of the UN paper tiger, brexit should be seen as a mission accomplished victory lap.
- JetSetWilly 6y agoThe UK was very for Turkey joining the EU and a major backer of that, but now Erdoganisation has put that beyond the pale. Similarly so for eastern europe it has been pushed about as far as it can go, so I think you're right. Unless neighbouring countries (Ukraine, Turkey etc) really massively up their game the EU is not expanding again for a while. The most likely new member state would be if Scotland became independent!