What will it take for the EU to enlarge?

The enlargment of the European Union has once again been reinvigorated as a geopolitical necessity since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Since the invasion, the European Council has granted candidacy status to Ukraine and Moldova and reiterated support for Georgia’s European perspective. Countries in the Western Balkans, long in Europe’s waiting room for membership, have also found their EU aspirations bolstered as well.

As a close partner of the United States, the EU’s reform and enlargement carries important implications not just for Brussels or capitals of candidate countries, but for the transatlantic relationship as well. What should US policymakers know about EU enlargement, and how will it affect the US-EU relationship? Can the EU be ready to take on new members, and what are the geopolitical ramifications of action or inaction? How will reform and enlargement of the EU change the bloc’s geopolitical ambitions?
EU experts discuss the prospects for the future of the EU’s enlargement.

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