Podcasts about enlargement negotiations

Following the adoption of the 2024 Enlargement Reports on 30 October 2024, DG Koopman provides an analysis from the perspective of the European Commission on the current state of play of EU enlargement. He examines the progress made by the partners from the Western Balkans, Ukraine, and Moldova on their paths towards EU memberships. He also discusses the frozen negotiations with Türkiye and the halted accession process of Georgia in light of recent developments, in particular the adopted law on transparency of foreign influence. About the Speaker: Gert Jan Koopman has been the Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission since January 2023. Between 2018 and December 2022, he was the Director-General of the European Commission's budget department, where he contributed to putting in place the EU's €800 billion NextGenerationEU recovery plan as well as the €18 billion MFA+ for Ukraine.

The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union comes at a pivotal time for the future of the Union, especially in the context of seismic upheavals like the war in Ukraine and global challenges to the competitiveness of the single market from China and the United States. State Secretary Danielsson discusses the Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU, their experience to date and issues such as competitiveness. He also discusses other priority areas such as security, energy and democratic values. About the Speaker: Christian Danielsson is State Secretary to Swedish Minister for EU Affairs Jessika Roswall, with responsibility for EU affairs and Nordic affairs. Mr Danielsson has previously served as Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission, Director-General of European Commission Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations and Head of the European Commission Representation in Sweden.

In this week's CER podcast, our foreign policy director Ian Bond spoke to three senior figures involved in Ukraine's application for EU membership: Natalie Forsyuk, General-Director of Ukraine's Governmental Office on European Integration & NATO; Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU; and Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director-General for Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission, and Head of the Commission's Support Group for Ukraine. Ian spoke to Natalie and Ivanna just before the European Council decided on granting Ukraine (and Moldova) candidate status for EU membership, and Katarína shortly afterwards. They discussed what's next on, and what's needed for, the path for Ukraine becoming an EU member-state. Produced by Rosie Giorgi Music by Edward Hipkins

Pour ce dixième épisode de notre série "Parcours" où nous décryptons les métiers européens, nous discutons avec Jean-Baptiste Kastel, Policy desk Officer à la Commission responsable de la politique de l'UE dans le domaine de l'élargissement et des relations avec les voisins orientaux et méridionaux de l'Union. (DG NEAR)

In July 2018, EU Commissioner of Austria Johannes Hahn, who has served as European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, told Politico's EU Confidential podcast that China's .… Link : https://avim.org.tr/en/Analiz/IS-GREECE-A-CHINA-S-TROJAN-HORSE-OR-DRAGON-S-HEAD-IN-EUROPE Web page: https://avim.org.tr/en Telegram Channel: https://t.me/s/avimorgtr Twitter: https://avim.org.tr/en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avimorgtr/ VKontakte: https://vk.com/public202374482 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIfEGNM3308QoLbCDJIFuw Dailmotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/dm_0ea263f63bb5aee7d8770d1ec13cfe8b Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/avimorgtr/IntroductionIntroduction

This week's CER podcast is the final episode in the series from the CER's annual economics conference, usually hosted at Ditchley Park but this year held as a webinar series. The podcast features event speakers, Sergei Guriev of Sciences Po, Beata Javorcik of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan of the University of Maryland and Abebe Aemro Selassie of the International Monetary Fund. They discussed the EU’s relations with its neighbours including Russia, Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Western Balkans and sub-Saharan Africa, identifying common themes, challenges and lessons. Katherine Pye, the CER's current Clara Marina O'Donnell fellow also spoke to Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director General at DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission about the EU's relations with Eastern Partnership countries. They talked about the reform process, frozen conflicts, and recent elections in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Produced by Rosie Giorgi Music by Edward Hipkins

Friends of Europe’s debate on ‘walking the talk on youth engagement’, looked into youth-driven analysis of shared challenges and opportunities faced by young people in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The event was held on the 23 May as a part of the Young Mediterranean Voices & EYL40 Young Leaders event. Speakers included Hella Grichi (Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV)); Abdelbasset Ben Hassen (President, Arab Institute for Human Rights); Michael Köhler (Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission); Tarik Yousef (Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development programme at Brookings); and Haia Bako (Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV)). The debate was moderated by Shada Islam, Director of Europe and Geopolitics at Friends of Europe.

This year marks the centennial of Georgia’s independence and the establishment of the First Republic in 1918 and the 10th year since the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008. Please join the U.S. Institute of Peace, Embassy of Georgia and the Heritage Foundation in welcoming The Honorable Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, for the Second Annual U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Conference. Renowned experts will explore the current state of regional affairs, focusing on the geopolitical interests of the United States and Georgia. Panel 2Trade and Commerce: Georgia - Strategic Gateway for Regional Expansion H.E. Dimitry KumsishviliFirst Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Mr. Brock BiermanAssistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, USAID Ambassador Elisabeth MillardPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Mr. Christian DanielssonDirector General for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission Mr. Jonathan Katz, ModeratorSenior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States Closing Remarks H.E. Levan IzoriaMinister of Defense of Georgia For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/second-annual-us-georgia-strategic-partnership-conference

Senior Media Advisor Kasper Zeuthen speaks with Johannes Hahn, the European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, during his one-day visit to Washington DC on February 2, 2018. They discuss EU-U.S. support for peace, stability, democracy and prosperity in the Western Balkans, Ukraine and beyond.

CID Research Fellow Ermal Frasheri interviews Dr. Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission on the scope of EU’s Neighbourhood policies and about the challenges and opportunities surrounding European integration. For more information please go to: cid.harvard.edu About the Speaker: Johannes Hahn has been serving as the Member of the European Commission in charge of Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations since November 2014. He is responsible for the Union's relations with the six Western Balkans countries and Turkey, as well as relations with Europe's Eastern and Southern neighbours, from Ukraine to the South Caucasus and from Syria to the Maghreb. From 2010 to 2014, Dr. Hahn was the Member of the European Commission in charge of Regional Policy. Before joining the Commission, he served as Austria's Federal Minister for Science and Research from 2007-2010, as a Member of the Vienna State Government from 2003 to 2007 and a Member of the Vienna State Parliament from 1996 to 2003. Since the mid-1980ies, he held various senior management functions in different sectors of the Austrian economy, including as board member and CEO of Novomatic AG from 1996-2003. Johannes Hahn holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Vienna. Interview recorded on September 21st, 2017

We held a conversation with the European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn on 8 December 2016 in Brussels. Moderated by Giles Merritt, Founder and Chairman of Friends of Europe The conversation started with a special sevdah concert performed by Damir Imamovic.

The EU has pledged to continue membership negotiations with countries in the Western Balkans. But the region faces many challenges, including lack of progress in restructuring the economic model to ensure that all countries are functioning market economies driven by export and investments rather than import and consumption. Improving connectivity in the Western Balkans is also a key factor, not only in boosting economic growth and fostering job opportunities for youth but also in forging better neighbourly relations with the EU, despite the perils of radicalisation. Is the long road to membership a vision or a reality? With some of the Balkans’ top politicians and decision-makers in attendance, we debated ways of further re-energising the region’s myriad connections with the EU at a 'European Policy Summit' event on 7 December 2016 in Brussels. SESSION I - EU membership: the long road from vision to reality European Union leaders have pledged to continue membership negotiations with countries in the Western Balkans despite Brexit, saying their commitment to EU expansion remains as strong as ever. Speaking at the Balkans conference held in Paris in July, Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, insisted the EU would continue to nourish “Euro-enthusiasm” in the region and said EU integration of the Balkans was important for peace and stability both in the region and in the EU. Meanwhile, Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, has warned that one of the biggest challenges in preparing the Western Balkans for EU membership is restructuring the economic model to ensure that all countries are functioning market economies driven by export and investments rather than import and consumption. Given the hard work that lies ahead on Brexit and waning public appetite for further EU enlargement, are European leaders being overly optimistic in promising that membership negotiations with the Western Balkan states will remain on track? What are the key sectors where progress has been made and which questions pose the biggest challenge in the EU membership negotiations? To what extent are Russia, China and Turkey competing with the EU’s presence and influence in the region? Ditmir Bushati, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Albania Gordon Duguid, Senior Adviser for South Central Europe, U.S. State Department Stefan Füle, Special Envoy for the OSCE and Western Balkans at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs; European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy (2010-2014) and Trustee of Friends of Europe Tanja Miščevič, Chief Negotiator for Serbia’s Accession to the European Union Helga Schmid, Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Goran Svilanović, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)