Policy brief
22 September 2022
Enlarging and deepening: giving substance to the European Political Community
The EPC would not be, and should not be, regarded as a substitute for EU accession, but should be designed to work as an accelerator.
European neighbourhood policy
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External publication
25 July 2022
EU Enlargement in a New Light
A collection of articles compiled following a joint Bruegel-Intereconomics event on EU enlargment.
Event
14 June 2022
War in Ukraine: Ukraine's place in the EU
In the latest installment of the Sound of Economics Live we debated whether Ukraine's accession to the EU should be facilitated.
Blog post
15 March 2022
A new Thessaloniki offer: the aspirations of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine to join the EU
The European Union should grant candidate status to Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as part of a long-term stabilisation strategy.
Blog post
14 March 2022
How should the EU respond to Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine’s membership aspirations?
European Union membership for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine is at present unrealistic, but they should be offered more than Association Agreements.
Blog post
27 April 2021
Vaccine diplomacy: soft power lessons from China and Russia?
The rocky start to the European Union’s vaccination rollout has allowed Moscow and Beijing to score political points in the Balkans and Central and Ea
Blog post
28 August 2020
An appropriate European Union response to tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean
If the European Union can mediate effectively to resolve current Greek-Turkish tensions over energy in the Eastern Mediterranean, it could also provid
Blog post
15 June 2020
Has COVID-19 dented the EU’s credibility in the Balkans?
Muddled initial reactions to the COVID-19 crisis tarnished the EU’s image in the Western Balkans. Europe should not take for granted the extent of its
Event
12 May 2020
What help is needed for the EU neighbourhood to come through the COVID-19 crisis?
At this event European Commissioner Várhelyi and EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti will discuss what Europe is doing to help it's neighbourhood resp
Blog post
27 February 2020
Can the EU overcome its enlargement impasse?
The ‘new enlargement methodology’ may help overcome the impasse triggered by the inability of the European Council to open accession negotiations with
Blog post
30 September 2019
Questions to the Commissioner-designate for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
Historically, the EU enlargement process played a powerful role in encouraging the EU candidates and potential candidates to conduct fundamental polit
Event
28 May 2019
The Ukrainian economy: the way forward after a year of political turbulence
What can Ukraine do to foster economic growth? How can the EU and other international partners help Ukraine with this process?
Blog post
30 April 2019
EU enlargement 15th anniversary: Upward steps on the income ladder
Since their accession to the EU 15 years ago, the incomes of most central Europeans have increased faster than the incomes of longer-standing members
Event
16 November 2018
EU Financial Markets: East Meets West
Banking and financial regulation in the East and the West: links, differences and future.
Blog post
03 May 2018
Structural Reforms 0.0 – The case for strengthening institutions
Improvement in institutional quality, particularly concerning the rule of law, is the most essential and urgent structural reform the EU can make. Wit
Blog post
14 March 2018
The (economic) ties that bind: The western Balkans and the EU
The western Balkan economies are already closely integrated with the EU; the EU is their largest trade partner, their largest source of incoming forei