Venue
European Parliament (Brussels) - Spinelli 1G2
Tuesday 5 March 2024 | 9.30 – 13.00h
Register HERE before 28 February
Driven by geopolitical ambitions, EU leaders are pushing forward a new round of enlargement. In candidate countries such as Ukraine and Moldova, the accession process will bring about deep political, economic and societal transformations in very little time. This conference aims to involve alternative voices in the debate around upcoming reforms, both in candidate countries as well as of the EU Treaties.
Languages: German, English, French, Greek, Spanish, Czech, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Croatian, Slovak.
Contact: [email protected] & [email protected]
The event will be live-streamed in this page.
Online participants can use the Slido app to ask questions.
The conference will be followed by a light lunch.
PROGRAMME
Welcome and opening remarks
– Helmut Scholz, MEP – The Left
– Stelios Kouloglou, MEP – The Left
Ever Larger, Ever Closer? Reviewing the EU Treaty, Learning Lessons & Addressing Contradictions
– Nikolai von Ondarza (swp, Germany)
– Tea Jarc (ETUC Secretary, Slovenia)
– Leïla Chaibi (MEP, The Left, France)
– Ségolène Pruvot (Director of European Alternatives, France)
– Nisida Gjoksi (Leiden University, European University Institute, Austria)
Questions & Answers
Chair: Nikolaj Villumsen, MEP – The Left
Beyond Geopolitics: Addressing Expectations & Challenges for Candidate Countries
– Yulia Yurchenko (Economist & activist – Sotsialnyi Rukh, Ukraine)
– Ion Ceban (Mayor of Chișinău, Mișcarea Alternativa Națională, Moldova)
– Inna Șupac (Institute for Strategic Initiatives, MP 2009-2019, Moldova)
– Radmila Šekerinska (Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration 2002-2006, Minister of Defense 2017-2022, North Macedonia)
– Vladimir Simović (Centre for the Politics of Emancipation, Serbia)
– Anna Vezyroglou (European Commission, West Balkans policy & regional strategy Unit, DG NEAR)
Questions & Answers
Chair: Stelios Kouloglou, MEP – The Left
Ready or not: Progressive Demands for EU enlargement
Debate, in person and via Slido
Chair: Helmut Scholz, MEP – The Left
Closing Remarks
– Helmut Scholz, MEP – The Left
– Stelios Kouloglou, MEP – The Left