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New REUNIR Blog is out!

โœ China in the Moldovan ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 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

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Excited to share our latest Occasional Paper!

This paper critically reviews existing literature on Russian & Chinese influence in the Western Balkans & the ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ's Eastern Neighbourhood.

Read the full paper: tinyurl.com/2k82z392

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1 week ago 0 1 0 0
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New Policy Brief: 3 recommendations for how the ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ can strengthen the ๐๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ, ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐จ-๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ, & ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž of (potential) Candidate Countries against foreign malign influence.

Read here: reunir-horizon.eu/strategic-po...

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1 week ago 1 2 0 0
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๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐” ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐ง๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐?

According to Fanny Sauvignon @ceps-fp.bsky.social @ceps.eu the effects are indirect. Economically, candidate countries rely much more on the ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ than ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ @horizoneu.bsky.social

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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 Russiaโ€™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 โ€“ namely Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland โ€“ 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, Universitรฉ 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)

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 Russiaโ€™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 โ€“ namely Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland โ€“ 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, Universitรฉ 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)

๐Ÿšจ Publication alert

๐Œ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐„๐š๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

๐Ÿ“Œ The EU is rethinking enlargement to integrate candidates more effectively while protecting democracy & stability.

Read here: tinyurl.com/38uf4eks

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3 weeks ago 2 1 0 0
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๐ŸšจEvent Announcement

REUNIR Roundtable: What are the options for the future enlargement of the EU?

๐Ÿ—“๏ธMonday, March 30, 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM (CEST)
๐Ÿ“Sorbonne Nouvelle Research Center, 4 rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris
๐ŸŒLanguage: French

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Details & registration below โฌ‡๏ธ

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๐ŸŽฅ REUNIRโ€™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.

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1 month ago 0 1 1 0
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#KFOR #Kosovo #NATO #EuropeanUnion #EUDefence #USForeignPolicy #TransatlanticRelations #EuropeanSecurity #WesternBalkans #StrategicAutonomy #CollectiveSecurity #SecurityPolicy #DefencePolicy #Geopolitics #Peacekeeping #InternationalRelations #EUEnlargement #RegionalStability #TransatlanticAlliance

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#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

1 month ago 7 4 2 0
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#REUNIR Panel at the @ceps.eu Ideas Lab!

On March 2, 50+ policymakers, diplomats and experts gathered for a high-level debate on Europeโ€™s security architecture and the future of #EUenlargement

๐ŸŒ Read the news on our website tinyurl.com/4wkfwykp

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1 month ago 5 4 0 0
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โœจ The ENSURED policy brief that brings it all together โœจ

As geopolitical tensions rise, the EU faces strategic choices. What does it take to defend global cooperation?

๐Ÿ”— Answers in @stevenblockmans.bsky.social's new policy brief: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...

@ceps.eu

1 month ago 3 2 0 0

REUNIR will discuss some of its research findings at #CEPSLab2026 in Brussels with Amb Morari of Moldova, Lukas Vesely from the Commissionโ€™s DG ENEST, Maximilien Jeudy-Gallais of the French PermRep, and Leo Litra of New Europe Centre in Kyiv
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1 month ago 1 0 0 0
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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

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1 month ago 0 0 0 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Is the Eastern Partnership still relevant in todayโ€™s geopolitical landscape?
Join our online webinar, organised by @eapcsf in partnership with #GEOPOWEREU, on rethinking EU๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโ€“EaP relations amid war in๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ & strategic competition.
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 19 Feb | โฐ 12:00โ€“13:00 CET
๐Ÿ”— Register: bit.ly/3ZvgSTv

2 months ago 1 2 1 0
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Kicking off the week with #REUNIRPublication:

๐“๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐” ๐„๐ง๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐

๐ŸŒ Read here reunir-horizon.eu/tackling-ext...

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2 months ago 2 1 0 0
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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

๐Ÿ“ธ flic.kr/s/aHBqjCKecx

๐ŸŽฆ www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0s1...

2 months ago 2 1 0 0
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The European Union enlargement methodology was made for peaceful times... โ€” 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 โ€” we have to react, said Marta Kos. @martakos.ec.europa.eu

#EUEC2026

2 months ago 5 2 0 0
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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

๐ŸŽฆ www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGG9...

2 months ago 3 3 2 0
EUEC 2026: Introduction + Keynote + Matching the need for speed and the merits-based approach
EUEC 2026: Introduction + Keynote + Matching the need for speed and the merits-based approach YouTube video by International Centre for Defence and Security

Re-watch the introduction and welcoming remarks by Steven Blockmans and Margus Tsahkna and the keynote address by Marta Kos.

@martakos.ec.europa.eu @tsahkna.bsky.social @stevenblockmans.bsky.social

#EUEC2026

2 months ago 4 2 0 0
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โฌ‡๏ธ Following up with our scenario booklet, we are happy to share our next publication:

๐Ÿ“š ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐„๐” ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

๐ŸŒ Read here reunir-horizon.eu/d7-1-anticip...

@horizoneu.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @bressansar.bsky.social

#REUNIR #Foresight #EU

2 months ago 2 2 0 0
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Scenario Booklet is Out!

๐Ÿ“šForeign Malign Influence in the WB & EUโ€™s Eastern Neighbourhood โ€“ 6 Scenarios for 2035 @gppi.bsky.social

The scenarios build on expert surveys about critical uncertainties & underrated future threats

๐ŸŒRead here reunir-horizon.eu/foreign-mali...

@horizoneu.bsky.social

2 months ago 1 2 0 0
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#REUNIRRelatedPublication originally published by ICDS

๐Ÿ“š๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐” ๐„๐ง๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ 2026: ๐Ž๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ฌ

โœ๏ธ @stevenblockmans.bsky.social & Michael Emerson
@ceps.eu, @icds-tallinn.bsky.social

๐ŸŒRead here reunir-horizon.eu/the-state-of...

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2 months ago 6 1 0 0
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Last week, REUNIR researchers and policy experts gathered in Berlin for the Policy Design Workshop led by @gppi.bsky.social

The workshop developed policy recommendations underlining the importance of preparedness for both cooperative & competitive futures in ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ neighbourhood

@horizoneu.bsky.social

2 months ago 4 1 0 0
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๐ŸšจHappening Now

Future-Proofing EU Enlargement Against Foreign Malign Influence in the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Georgia&Moldova

This panel examines different approaches to hybrid threats & malign influences among candidate countries @gppi.bsky.social @bressansar.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social

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#REUNIRPolicyBrief

Resilience Through EU Accession: A Comparative Analysis of Local Perceptions in the Western Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood

Check our carousel for concrete recommendationsโฌ‡๏ธ

๐ŸŒ Full policy brief available on our website: reunir-horizon.eu/d6-4-policy-...

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2 months ago 0 0 0 0
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๐ŸŒ Registration link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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๐Ÿ™Œ Register and join us on Thursday, 29 January for a panel discussion to learn more about EU enlargement, foreign threats, and future-proofing EU policies.

๐Ÿ“… Thursday, 29 January
โฒ๏ธ 18.30-20.00 (CET)
๐Ÿ“DGAP, Rauchstr. 17, 10787 Berlin

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A closed-door Roundtable held in Vienna as part of the #REUNIR project which brought together experts to assess the next steps in the EU integration of the Eastern Neighbourhood & Western Balkan countries.

Full press release on our website: reunir-horizon.eu/reunir-round...

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