Germany’s Scholz Sees Need for EU Reform Before More Enlargement

European Union leaders need to agree on a set of reforms before moving ahead with enlargement that could pull several western Balkan countries as well as Ukraine into the bloc, according to Germany’s chancellor.

“Strengthening Europe as a geopolitical actor also means making better use of one of the strongest instruments of our foreign policy – our enlargement policy,” Olaf Scholz said during a meeting of the Party of European Socialists in Bucharest on Saturday.