Author profile: Catherine MacMillan

Which Identity for the EU? Implications Of and For Turkey’s Accession

Catherine MacMillan • Mar 21 2010 • Articles

Turkey’s EU accession bid has encouraged political actors in the EU Member States and institutions to consider which kind of organisation the EU is and should be. Opinion is divided between those who support a ‘civic’ identity for the EU, and those who argue that the EU needs a thicker ‘cultural’ identity.