Talking Point Western Europe still needs to confront the reality of EU enlargement: an interview with EU Commissioner Gunther Verheugen
No other European politician can rival the German Social Democrat Gunther Verheugen in the huge role he has played in steering the countries of Central Europe towards the European Union. As the EU Commissioner for enlargement since September 1999, he has travelled over vast areas of the region and has become a familiar face to millions of Central Europeans. In his native Germany he has also been tipped as a future foreign minister. With just nine months to go until the biggest enlargement in EU history, Gunther Verheugen is our guest in today's Talking Point. When I met him in Berlin a few days ago I began by asking whether his work as Commissioner for enlargement had changed his perspective on the continent.
Gunther Verheugen
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