PES 2024 - DAY 2 - PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION: Reviving the EU’s Enlargement Policy скачать в хорошем качестве

PES 2024 - DAY 2 - PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION: Reviving the EU’s Enlargement Policy

PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION: Speed up the Marathon – Reviving the EU’s Enlargement Policy Martin Dvořák, Minister for European Affairs, Czechia Anna Lührmann, Minister of State for Europe and Climate, Germany Marko Štucin, State Secretary for European Affairs, Slovenia Miodrag Vlahović, Ambassador, President of the Montenegrin Helsinki Committee, Former Minister Moderator: Rob Cameron, BBC The Russian aggression awakened the sleeping beauty of the EU’s enlargement policy. The list of candidates for membership now consists of nine countries, including Ukraine, and EU officials are pushing for the formal negotiations with Kyiv to commence already in June, before Hungary takes over the helm in the Council. In the meantime, countries like Montenegro or North Macedonia have been waiting in the Union’s foyer for a number of years without getting much closer to actually entering. Some argue that the time is up to get our own house in order before making any new promises. What should we do to prepare ourselves for the next “Big Bang” growth of the club? And what should the EU do to reinvent the narrative around enlargement, while also taking into account public perceptions?