Head and Heart in the Right Place: Latvia on the EU Enlargement

Aleksandra Palkova; Karlis Bukovskis

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-43234-7_16

Head and Heart in the Right Place: Latvia on the EU Enlargement

Aleksandra Palkova
, Karlis Bukovskis (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

European Union (EU) enlargement has always been a complex and politically charged issue. Latvia’s stance is not special in this regard. Balancing the logic of consequences with that of appropriateness, Latvia has always taken a cautious approach to the idea of EU enlargement and managed to align its national position with the common stance amongst many other Member States, namely: ‘if everyone else runs, I will run too’. In other words, Latvia’s perspective has been that if the European Commission and other EU Member States support the accession of a particular country, then Latvia will not prevent it.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Enlargement and the Future of Europe
Subtitle of host publication	Views from the Capitals
Editors	Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt
Publisher	Springer Cham
Pages	71-74
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-43234-7
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-43233-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43234-7_16
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

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5.6 Political science

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Head and Heart in the Right Place: Latvia on the EU Enlargement. / Palkova, Aleksandra ; Bukovskis, Karlis (Corresponding Author).
Enlargement and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals. ed. / Michael Kaeding; Johannes Pollak; Paul Schmidt. Springer Cham, 2023. p. 71-74.

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