Discussion on “What is the Future of (Cooperation) Europe? Between Enlargement and Deepening” [in Japanese]
On January 15, 2024, Professor Yumiko Nakanishi of the Graduate School of Law participated in a discussion hosted by the Maison franco-japonaise on “What is the Future of (Cooperation) Europe? Between Enlargement and Deepening” as a discussant. The event featured a discussion on how the EU will change in the run-up to the European Parliament elections in June 2024, in conjunction with the visit to Japan of Professor Alberto Alemanno, an authority on EU law from HEC’s Graduate School of Management. Professor Nakanishi stated that the significance of the European Parliament, which was originally only an advisory body, should be affirmed as it has evolved into a legislative body. She also argued that although there has been a lot of debate over EU enlargement, including membership negotiations and the method of decision-making in the European Council, EU enlargement requires the approval of all EU countries because it means that citizens of new member countries will become citizens of the EU.
