Gwynne Dyer: The EU: A setback, not a disaster

Gwynne DyerThe EU: A setback, not a disaster

What has the EU lost as a result?
Momentum, mainly. Almost all its projects for modernization and further expansion will now be stalled, at least for a time. Romania and Bulgaria, next in the queue to join, will probably make it in next year or in 2007, as they have already signed accession treaties, but Croatia will have to wait for a while. Turkey’s accession talks will start as scheduled on October 3, but their eventual outcome is now in considerable doubt.