Webinar on Zoom
On 1 May the EU will mark the 20th anniversary of its largest enlargement round to date. This represents an opportunity to reflect on its impacts, both positive and negative, and draw lessons for the current enlargement process.
The expansion of geopolitical stability on the continent, the democratic consolidation, and the economic catchup are said to have been remarkable – but do the facts support this assessment? At the same time, it is clear that lessons should be learned from the negative experiences; reflection is necessary to impede future erosions of the rule of law, avert further brain drain, and reform the Common Agricultural and Cohesion Policies more thoroughly. How ‘transformational’ has accession been for the EU and the countries that joined in 2004? And what would the EU’s new enlargement agenda have to look like?
Join us for the first high-level webinar organised in the framework of REUNIR, a project funded under the Horizon Europe programme by the European Commission and coordinated by CEPS.
