Fin del dilema ampliación versus profundización de la ntegración europeael caso de Turquía

Zusammenfassung

The old dilemma of deeper versus wider European integration makes no sense today . Budgetary restrictions, the failure of the Constitutional Treaty, and an arrogant strategy for EU enlargement have diminished the viability of deeper European integration . Neither policies for citizenship and cohesion nor a common external policy will be reinforced by a Europe that prefers enlargement over improvement of its financial, legislative, and institutional resources . The case of Turkey is illustrative in this regard: Europe seems to assume this new enlargement without considering its advantages and disadvantages (qualitative and quantitative) . While I support Turkish adhesion, I also suggest prior evaluation of the implications, as well as of the actions necessary to prepare Turkey�s EU membership . The reason is simple: if the EU continues its enlargement without reinforcing its budget and its internal dimension, the possibilities for implementing cohesion, citizenship, and external policies will be seriously reduced.