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"The process of enlargement has been an integral part of the development of the EU over the last 50 years. From the six founding members, the EU has enlarged to 27 member states and represents more than 450 million people The European Union is more stable, more secure and has a bigger voice on international issues than before.
We have experienced through the years that enlargement has been at the core of the success and development of the EU. Enlargement has enabled the peaceful reunification of Europe across the Cold War divide. We have to agree that development of the EU has gone hand in hand with enlargement.
But what is the current attitude towards enlargement inside our society? Attitudes towards further enlargement are unenthusiastic, mostly influenced by non-enlargement-related issues and partly related to the lack of information about enlargement.
I am one of those who are convinced that the prospect of eventual EU membership is indispensable to driving further political reform and pushing for democracy. The fear is that if the prospect of EU membership is taken off the political agenda, the Balkans may slip back into instability."@en1
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