The future of enlargement and EU reform – the candidates' perspective
EU Democracy Reform Conversations, YouTube, 27.10.2025
EU Democracy Reform Conversation
The European Union is navigating a permacrisis – a succession of overlapping shocks that test its resilience and agility. To remain relevant and effective, the EU must embrace permachange: a continuous process of adaptation in response to transformative challenges. Enlargement and internal reform are a test of times for European integration in the years ahead. In the spirit of already “thinking enlarged”, towards a Union of 30+ members, these processes should involve the aspiring countries. This online event explored the twin agendas of widening and deepening from the perspective of candidate countries aspiring to join the Union in the foreseeable future.
This edition of the EU Democracy Reform Conversation featured Taras Kachka, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Janis A. Emmanouilidis, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Studies at the EPC and Corina Stratulat, Associate Director & Head of the European Politics and Institutions Programme at the EPC.
Held in the framework of the EU Democracy Reform Observatory, the event aims to stimulate debate on the future of European integration.
Speakers:
Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Ukrain
Janis A. Emmanouilidis, Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Studies, European Policy Centre
Corina Stratulat, Associate Director & Head of the European Politics and Institutions Programme, European Policy Centre
Moderator: Jacki Davis, Senior Adviser, European Policy Centre
Link to video on YouTube here
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