Large and small members states in the European Union: reinventing the balance

Of all the divisions which cause disagreement between the member states of the enlarged European Union and make the work of those at the Convention even more difficult, the division which pits “small” against “big” member states was not the most anticipated. However, this division is turning into the “question of the Prince” which, as the authors so aptly point out, is traditionally the most controversial of any constitutional debate.