How can the EU invigorate its enlargement and neighbourhood policy to enhance Europe’s resilience? This is the fundamental question posed by the “InvigoratEU: Invigorating Enlargement And Neighbourhood Policy For A Resilient Europe (InvigoratEU)“project.

In an era where the global order is regularly being upturned, with adversarial powers such as Russia continuing to engage in existential military and hybrid threats to European countries, longstanding allies such as the United States turning their backs on Europe, and rising powers such as China repositioning themselves in the midst of this, the European Union’s (EU) need for resilience has never been greater or more immediate. EU enlargement to candidate countries such as Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, countries in the Western Balkans, and beyond, is a crucial tool for staking Europe’s claim in the geopolitical order.

To discuss these, and many more, open questions about the future of the European project, TEPSA organised “The Future of EU Enlargement: Building a Stronger and Safer Europe”, the InvigoratEU project’s Mid-Term Conference, which took place in Brussels on May 13th.

The conference started at 10:00 CEST sharp. Panel discussions focused on diverse topics relating to the future of EU enlargement, including the security and defence dimension, social cohesion and economic convergence, connectivity, democracy, and others. To learn more, please consult the agenda on the right side of this page.

To learn more about the InvigoratEU project, please visit its website, and follow the hashtag #InvigoratEU on Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter/X.