It will by no means be the end point of the ongoing fundamental institutional debate on the future shape of Europe. In this wider debate, many observers have argued that the original objective of an “ever closer Union” might be somewhat incompatible with the current movement towards an “ever wider Union”.
Combining the deepening and widening of the European Union In addressing this altogether intelligible concern that the greater size and heterogeneity of an enlarged European Union might lead to a standstill in integration or even an unravelling of the degree of deepening achieved so far, I would suggest starting with a certain amount of “introspection” aimed at assessing the depth of integration in the EU today.