Europe

‘We need to be careful’ – Minister urges caution on proposed EU enlargement

A Franco-German working group last week presented a report on proposed institutional reform of the EU to cater for up to 30 members in the future

Peter Burke, Minister for European Affairs: said Ireland was ‘in favour’ of enlargement, but he would be less comfortable with setting a date of 2030 by which to increase the union to 30 members. Picture: Barry Cronin

Ireland is urging caution on a range of proposed reforms to cater for an enlarged European Union, the Minister for European Affairs has told the ...