A Security Assessment of the Enlarged European Union
A Security Assessment of the Enlarged European Union

Summary/Abstract: The present paper promotes the argument that the European integration is a security project in the light of the initial purpose assumed by the Western European leaders at the end of the Second World War. In spite of different arguments and critics about the success of the integration, it is clear that the EU is a success in terms of providing security for all actors involved in the process of integration. The normative power of the EU makes it a global security player but the main test was completed with the last waves of integration because the EU managed to engage its members and candidate states within the same goal of sharing security within an enlarged Europe. An important aspect of European security is related to the relationship with the neighbourhood, considering the interdependencies and mutual influences that can shape security on both sides of the borders.

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