Although the speed of further enlargement of the EU depends on the pace of reforms in candidate, or potential candidate, countries, this process is only one part of the EU’s enlargement policy. The other part concerns the capacity of the EU to integrate new members.
In this connection, I believe that the EU should look at its own governance and adjust it where necessary in order to ensure that its institutions and decision-making processes remain effective and accountable, and that it can maintain its capacity to function, for the sake of current Member States as well as in view of further enlargement.