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Canada as the EU's first "associate member"? 🇨🇦🇪🇺 The status doesn't exist in the Treaties. New REUNIR #blog by Apostolos Thomadakis (@ceps.eu) on the legal and political questions behind the idea. 👉 Read it here: reunir-horizon.eu/canada-as-an... #EU #Canada @horizoneu.bsky.social

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Canada as an ‘associate member’ of the EU? A big idea in search of a definition – REUNIR

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 23h

🎙️ New #REUNIR episode: How should the EU defend its future members – and itself? 🎙️ Host Prof. Tobias Schumacher & Dr. Denis Cenusa on hybrid threats and the next European Security Strategy 🎧 reunir-horizon.eu/how-should-t... @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📌 HIGH-LEVEL LECTURE | “Enlargement at the Turn of the Global Order” Eka TkeshelashvilI, former Deputy PM of Georgia, explored how a changing global order is reshaping #EUEnlargement and the choices facing the #EU and candidate countries. 🟡 Read here - l1nq.com/fiq3v4x #REUNIR @ec.europa.eu

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High-level lecture: Enlargement at the Turn of the Global Order – REUNIR

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📝 NEW OP-ED Odeta Barbullushi and Donika Emini examine the Kosovo Specialist Chambers’ recent judgment and its implications for international justice, legitimacy and Kosovo’s relationship with its Western partners. 🔎 Read the full op-ed: reunir-horizon.eu/unfinished-j... #REUNIR #WesternBalkans

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Unfinished Justice: The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Limits of Western State-Building – REUNIR

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎙️ We asked Enrica Chiozza (EU Commission) how #REUNIR 's research can help shape EU support for the Western Balkans, as the Commission designs its next budget and new "Global Europe" funding tool. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Zd... @horizoneu.bsky.social

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Enrica Chiozza Why does REUNIR matter right now for EU enlargement policy?

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📌 @ceps-fp.bsky.social hosted the REUNIR "confessionals" seminar - EU candidate country diplomats + member state policymakers, closed doors, open discussion. Researchers presented a new White Paper mapping EU policy gaps in the Eastern Neighborhood & Western Balkans to 2035. @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🎧 Looking for something new to listen to? European Research Executive Agency just listed 10 EU-funded podcasts - #REUNIR is one of them. Catch our episodes: reunir-horizon.eu/podcast/ Read the full REA article: rea.ec.europa.eu/news/science... @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🇵🇹 REUNIR researchers at EISA PEC 2026 in Lisbon! Dr Tamar Gamkrelidze presents "Enlargement Reinvented: The EU's Protean & Control Power in the Eastern Neighbourhood & W. Balkans." Iulian Groza presents "Moldova and the Revived EU Enlargement Policy." 📍 1-4 Sept, ISCTE #EISAPEC26 #REUNIR

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Steven Blockmans @stevenblockmans.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It’s the timing that stings most. With Arctic shipping lanes opening & great powers circling Greenland’s minerals, the EU has lost its chance to firmly anchor a like-minded democracy and partner in its Arctic strategy at the moment it matters most. My 2 cents in WSJ. Via @icds-tallinn.bsky.social

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Iceland’s Rejection of EU Keeps It a NATO Island Straddling U.S. and Europe

The referendum results highlight the challenges for the European Union in attracting rich democracies.

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Steven Blockmans @stevenblockmans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Iceland’s voters chose the devil they know: EEA membership without a seat at the table, market access without a vote on the rules. It’s a very Icelandic compromise-close enough to the EU to benefit, far enough to avoid answering to it. The EU will have to make peace with that arrangement, once again

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Iceland’s Voters Give the EU the Cold Shoulder

The narrow rejection of the resumption of accession negotiations between Iceland and the EU hits Brussels at a bad moment. A chance for reenergizing the enlargement and reform process has been missed.

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A new commentary by @stevenblockmans.bsky.social 📌Although the Icelandic vote does not concern EU membership itself, its implications extend well beyond the mid-Atlantic island Read here: reunir-horizon.eu/icelands-sma... @icds-tallinn.bsky.social @ceps.eu @horizoneu.bsky.social

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RE-ENGAGE @re-engage.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Serbia’s political crisis is changing how citizens engage with democracy. As trust in institutions declines, civic mobilisation is creating new forms of participation and resilience, with important implications for EU engagement. 👇 Read publication: bit.ly/4xndwRn

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EU Democracy Promotion in Serbia: Trust, Hybridity, and Reform

This paper examines how acute political crisis and mass civic mobilisation are reshaping trust, social cohesion, and EU democracy promotion in Serbia. Drawing on original survey-vignette data and…

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ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A public offer to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries that asks nothing of the Kremlin in return would be read in Moscow as a sign that Ukraine’s allies can no longer sustain their support at current levels, writes Igor Gretskiy.

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The Offer Ukraine’s Allies Shouldn’t Make - International Centre for Defence and Security

Vladislav Inozemtsev, a new fellow at Chatham House, published a column with a telling title: “Ukraine's allies should make an offer to Russians before September’s ‘elections’.” The gist of the offer ...

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐄𝐔 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 Read the full policy brief: reunir-horizon.eu/d6-4-policy-... Check our carousel for specific recommendations: @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

How can the EU better shield candidate countries from escalating hybrid & political threats? Building Robust & Inclusive Democracies: EU Policy Options for Countering Political Threats in the Western Balkans & Eastern Neighbourhood @horizoneu.bsky.social Read here reunir-horizon.eu/d5-3-policy-...

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Would you like to learn about how EU candidate countries can build lasting socio-economic resilience? ✍ Then read our D4.3 policy brief on 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨-𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Read here: reunir-horizon.eu/d4-3-policy-... @horizoneu.bsky.social Recommendations ⬇

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Summer readings from #REUNIR! 𝐃3.3 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 – 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐀 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔’𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 Check our carousel for concrete policy recommendations ⬇️ @horizoneu.bsky.social @icds-tallinn.bsky.social @ceps.eu @bezbednost.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭? According to @stevenblockmans.bsky.social, it has become an increasingly outdated framework to structure the EU’s relations with 6 neighboring states whose paths have diverged since 2022 Read here: tinyurl.com/3347kame @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🚨Podcast alert 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1QB9... @horizoneu.bsky.social @icds-tallinn.bsky.social @bezbednost.bsky.social #EUSecurity #Ukraine #Trump #Geopolitics

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🇪🇺 Is "associate membership" a stepping stone or a stumbling block for 🇺🇦's EU future? A new analysis by @stevenblockmans.bsky.social & Michael Emerson cuts through a debate sparked by Chancellor Merz's recent letter to EU leadership Read here: tinyurl.com/mryucy6a @horizoneu.bsky.social @ceps.eu

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New publication (in Serbian) produced based on field research conducted within REUNIR project by BCSP "𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨-𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬" Read on our website: tinyurl.com/usaykd39 @horizoneu.bsky.social

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PROCENA STRANIH UTICAJA I OTPORNOSTI SRBIJE NA BEZBEDNOSNE, SOCIOEKONOMSKE I POLITIČKE IZAZOVE, RIZIKE I PRETNJE – REUNIR

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🎙️ New insights from our Podcast Series What does EU enlargement look like in the middle of a war? Prof. Roman Petrov discusses one of the most pressing questions in European security. What would victory or defeat actually mean for Europe? Listen here: tinyurl.com/f65atfrf @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

On 26 May, REUNIR & CRoLEV, UCLan Cyprus co-hosted a policy panel at the EU House in Nicosia: "Towards an Enlarged EU: How to Uphold Democracy and the Rule of Law?" — on the occasion of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU. 🇪🇺 @horizoneu.bsky.social @stevenblockmans.bsky.social @ceps.eu

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GEO-POWER-EU @geopower-eu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🚨Upcoming Event #GEOPOWEREU will hold a conference on 3 June in🇲🇩, organized by its project partner IDIS“Viitorul”. The event will explore 🇲🇩&🇺🇦’s EU path amid war & uncertainty, focusing on the geopolitical pressures shaping their 🇪🇺 future Registration: shorturl.at/4h78a

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ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🎉 Twenty years ago today, Montenegro voted to regain its independence and restore its statehood. A historic moment that shaped the country’s future. Jakov Milatović #LennartMeriConference

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🚨 Event Announcement! 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐔: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰? 📅 Tuesday, 26 May 🕠 Doors open: 17:30 | Event: 18:00 – 19:30 📍 EU House, Nicosia, Cyprus Registration: tinyurl.com/nhbyufx3 Details: tinyurl.com/894scbnj @horizoneu.bsky.social @ceps.eu

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

New podcast episode! Madalina Dobrescu speaks with Jelena Pejic Nikic, senior researcher at the @bezbednost.bsky.social, about external threats to socioeconomic stability in the Western Balkans 🎙️ Spotify channel: tinyurl.com/4ds6htdu 🌐 REUNIR Website: tinyurl.com/4dhthbwn @horizoneu.bsky.social

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Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · 17/05/2026

Insightful overview of the future developments of European defence by President Sauli Niinistö & @ceps.eu. All the possible options: more European NATO, new European intergovernmental treaty on defence, European Defence Union & European Security Council, etc. 1/2🧵 www.ceps.eu/ceps-publica...

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More Europe in defence – three pathways – CEPS

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and destabilising actions by the second Trump administration have sent geopolitics into a tailspin. As turmoil in the

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🎙️ What does socioeconomic resilience actually look like in the 🇪🇺's Eastern neighbourhood, and how do external actors shape it? Podcast featuring @tinatinakhvlediani.bsky.social @ceps.eu 🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/REUNIR-Podcast 🌐 Website: tinyurl.com/MutlimediaRE... @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

𝐄𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐌 𝐔𝐀 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐏 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥 The 🇪🇺 largest-ever CSDP military mission, is at a crossroads - and so is Europe's security architecture Read here: tinyurl.com/33ujjfcd @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🎙️ Who's pulling the strings in the Western Balkans & why should Europe care? For your listening agenda this weekend, REUNIR Podcast tackles one of the most pressing geopolitical questions facing the EU's enlargement agenda 🎧 Listen on Spotify & follow: tinyurl.com/apvzvh3t @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

REUNIR Podcast! 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 & 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔’𝐬 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬? -Laure Delcour, prof. of international relations & EU studies at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Listen on spotify: tinyurl.com/z32e8uap @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

New REUNIR Blog is out! ✍ China in the Moldovan 🇲🇩 equation: between underestimation and overestimation When we talk about foreign influence in Moldova, the conversation almost always turns to Russia & for good reason. But what about China? Read here: tinyurl.com/bdzbs3e2 @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Excited to share our latest Occasional Paper! This paper critically reviews existing literature on Russian & Chinese influence in the Western Balkans & the 🇪🇺's Eastern Neighbourhood. Read the full paper: tinyurl.com/2k82z392 @horizoneu.bsky.social @balnik.bsky.social @juliafriedrich.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

New Policy Brief: 3 recommendations for how the 🇪🇺 can strengthen the 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜, 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨-𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜, & 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 of (potential) Candidate Countries against foreign malign influence. Read here: reunir-horizon.eu/strategic-po... @horizoneu.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @bressansar.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝? According to Fanny Sauvignon @ceps-fp.bsky.social @ceps.eu the effects are indirect. Economically, candidate countries rely much more on the 🇪🇺 than 🇺🇸 @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🚨 Publication alert 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐄𝐚𝐏 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 📌 The EU is rethinking enlargement to integrate candidates more effectively while protecting democracy & stability. Read here: tinyurl.com/38uf4eks @horizoneu.bsky.social

As the European Union (EU) prepares for a new wave of enlargement to include Candidate Countries (CCs) from the Western Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood, a range of challenges needs to be addressed. Developments are unfolding against a complex and volatile international backdrop that includes Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine as well as hybrid external threats targeting CCs, creating a sense of geopolitical urgency.

This policy brief maps the current policy debate and analyses EU and MS preferences for enlargement and neighbourhood policies, based on 72 interviews with 77 respondents conducted in six MS – namely Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland – between November 2025 and February 2026, which are representative of the different positions on enlargement within the EU1. The paper then identifies options for future EU policies.

Authors: Louise Amoris, Laure Delcour, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle

Contributors: Merili Arjakas, International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS), Florian Bieber, University of Graz, Tamar Gamkrelidze, Ph.D. College of Europe in Natolin, Gergana Noutcheva, Maastricht University, Jelena Pejic Nikic, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Lura Pollozhani, University of Graz, Philipp Rotmann, Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Fanny Sauvignon, CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🚨Event Announcement REUNIR Roundtable: What are the options for the future enlargement of the EU? 🗓️Monday, March 30, 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM (CEST) 📍Sorbonne Nouvelle Research Center, 4 rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris 🌐Language: French @horizoneu.bsky.social Details & registration below ⬇️

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🎥 REUNIR’s next video features Dr. Tamar Gamkrelidze, Postdoctoral Fellow at the College of Europe Natolin Foresight methodology provides a new perspective on future geopolitical risks by combining expert qualitative assessments with computer-based quantitative analysis. @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

#Blog If America Wants KFOR Out, the EU Must Be Ready to Step In Tony Lawrence @icds-tallinn.bsky.social Ending #KFOR would deepen doubts about U.S. reliability & the EU would have to take over to maintain regional stability & prove its own security commitments Read here tinyurl.com/4rpbwc2c

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

#REUNIR Panel at the @ceps.eu Ideas Lab! On March 2, 50+ policymakers, diplomats and experts gathered for a high-level debate on Europe’s security architecture and the future of #EUenlargement 🌐 Read the news on our website tinyurl.com/4wkfwykp @horizoneu.bsky.social @stevenblockmans.bsky.social

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ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

✨ The ENSURED policy brief that brings it all together ✨ As geopolitical tensions rise, the EU faces strategic choices. What does it take to defend global cooperation? 🔗 Answers in @stevenblockmans.bsky.social's new policy brief: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications... @ceps.eu

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

REUNIR will discuss some of its research findings at #CEPSLab2026 in Brussels with Amb Morari of Moldova, Lukas Vesely from the Commission’s DG ENEST, Maximilien Jeudy-Gallais of the French PermRep, and Leo Litra of New Europe Centre in Kyiv @horizoneu.bsky.social

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

As part of our #REUNIR Video Series, we continue sharing key insights from our Berlin Strategic Foresight & Policy Workshop Lura Pollozhani, PhD, University of Graz, reflects on the role of regional cooperation in strengthening democratic consolidation in the Western Balkans @horizoneu.bsky.social

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GEO-POWER-EU @geopower-eu.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

📣 Is the Eastern Partnership still relevant in today’s geopolitical landscape? Join our online webinar, organised by @eapcsf in partnership with #GEOPOWEREU, on rethinking EU🇪🇺–EaP relations amid war in🇺🇦 & strategic competition. 🗓️ 19 Feb | ⏰ 12:00–13:00 CET 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3ZvgSTv

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Kicking off the week with #REUNIRPublication: 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐔 𝐄𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 🌐 Read here reunir-horizon.eu/tackling-ext... @horizoneu.bsky.social

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ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

EU Enlargement Conference 2026: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back? #EUEC2026 Bilateral disputes: when and how to resolve them? @brigidlaffan.bsky.social, @ndimitrov.bsky.social, @euambks.bsky.social Moderator: @stevenblockmans.bsky.social 📸 flic.kr/s/aHBqjCKecx 🎦 www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0s1...

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ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The European Union enlargement methodology was made for peaceful times... — yet we are living in times that are quite the opposite. For the first time, we have outside forces that want to see us fail as enlargement project — we have to react, said Marta Kos. @martakos.ec.europa.eu #EUEC2026

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ICDS Tallinn @icds-tallinn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

EU Enlargement Conference 2026: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back? #EUEC2026 Matching the need for speed and the merits-based approach @martakos.ec.europa.eu, Taras Kachka, Cristina Gherasimov, @iivanisevic.bsky.social, @vseviov.bsky.social. Moderator: Helga Kalm 🎦 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGG9...

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