Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezi (AVİM) - Center for Eurasian Studies’ Post

📢#ELIAMEP and Bled Strategic Forum organize a panel discussion titled “Western Balkans and the EU Enlargement 2030: Dream or reality?” which will assess the current state of EU enlargement policy. 🔗Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dZPW8kT5 #EU #EuropeanUnion #Europe #Balkans #WesternBalkans

Last week, the EU formally launched accession negotiations with #Ukraine 🇺🇦 and #Moldova 🇲🇩. 📚 Check out our publications to learn about how EU enlargement strategies intersect with democracy support 👇 📕 | Beyond the Copenhagen Criteria: Rethinking the Political Conditions of EU Accession To support participative democratic progress, the EU needs to rethink its accession criteria, which were established over thirty years ago, say Elene Panchulidze & Richard Youngs on Carnegie Europe 👉 https://bit.ly/4bs79AQ 📗 | Has the EU Really Become More Geopolitical? Enlargement is now seen as a tool to achieve the EU’s geopolitical goals. Does this indicate that the EU is compromising on #democracy? Giselle Bosse examines the geographical and values-based factors that have influenced past enlargement 👉 bit.ly/4axKSRU 📘 | How can the EU make #enlargement work for democracy? To incentivise political reforms, the EU needs to implement a more nuanced and broader approach to supporting democracy, beyond formal criteria, comments Elene Panchulidze 👉 https://lnkd.in/eiegYw4N

#Research💡 Latest from the European Democracy Hub ⬇ As accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova were formally launched last week, we suggest a reading list for a broader picture 📚

🎉Exciting news coming out of the #EUCO! EU leaders gave the green light for negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina: a major step towards EU accession. 🇪🇺 It highlights the dedication to shared responsibility, democracy, and economic growth in the region. A successful enlargement process can help strengthen the democratic fabric of the EU. Let's keep up this momentum with transparent discussions and inclusive decisions, preparing the EU to welcome new members. 🤝#EUenlargement #WesternBalkans

Hi foreign policy enthusiast! The 2024 Russian election was set to be a critical event on shaping its future and global attention. As Russians cast their votes, the choices made will eventually steer the domestic policy and add more dynamics to international relations. The result? It revealed much about the country's political direction and Putin's significance in Russia. To find out more about the brief, you can read this globe! Ministry of Research and Analysis FPCI Chapter Universitas Brawijaya 2024 #ConnectToCollaborate

✒️ "It would be a mistake if the EU engaged in a quest for creative ways to keep Ukraine and the Western Balkans in the waiting room. The union cannot afford a permanent grey area of instability around its borders. It also cannot afford to continue with unreformed policies, such as the Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy, regarded as obstacles to Ukraine’s integration. In fact, these policies are outdated and costly, just as the decision making systems that allow for discretionary vetoes blocking even internal mechanisms", writes Global Focus Center Director Oana Popescu-Zamfir for Carnegie Europe. 💡 Read about the need to revamp the EU enlargement strategy and the democratic future of post-elections Europe in the new article "To Make Enlargement Happen, the EU Must Reform", at the link in comments 👇 #GlobalFocusCenter #EU #EUEnlargement #Ukraine #Moldova #WesternBalkans

The EU’s response to recent crises shows its remarkable maturity and resilience. With solid unity and strategic decisions, the EU is shaping a bright future that promises prosperity and stability for all Europeans. Europe is stronger together! #EuropeanUnion #EUStrength #FutureIsEurope #eu #uk

My new blog, opening a new season of #StrategicEurope, is out! Over the past decade, the EU's foreign policy has been slowly waning. To reconfigure the EU's place in the world, I argue the union should leverage the attractiveness of its democratic systems and economic success: https://lnkd.in/etPG3dVr

In a new era of #coalition politics, could South Africa’s #GNU mark a turning point in the country’s international relations? Join our panel discussion online or in person on 4 July to consider how the levers of foreign policy making may change. https://lnkd.in/dNP69SxW