EU Enlargement

Earlier this week, SCEEUS organised a working lunch in Kyiv together with Ukrainian partners Centre of  Policy and Legal Reform and Ukrainian Centre for European Policy to discuss the country’s public administration reform (PAR). The recent co-written SCEEUS article  on PAR as the foundation of Ukraine’s...

6 March 2026   Klara Lindström   Cyprus shows that it is possible to join the EU without full territorial control   The Republic of Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004, but  Protocol 10  suspends the EU acquis on territory not under governmental control. The  Green Line regulation  regulates trade...

By Klara Lindström, 29 January 2026   The air raids in Chernihiv are almost constant. Hordes of Russian drones, made with Chinese components, cheap plastic and Belarusian SIM cards, traverse this northern frontline region en route to Kyiv. While the world is busy with dramatic headlines, ordinary Ukrain...

On Monday, October 10, SCEEUS organised a seminar with Dr. Mihai Popșoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova. As a minister representing the ruling PAS party, Popșoi shared his reflections on how Moldova managed to resist Russian election interference and what lessons both EU m...

EU enlargement appears to be an important geopolitical opportunity, but it also entails significant challenges. Economic costs, decision-making capacity, and differences in member states' political priorities are just some of the issues the Union must deal with. How can the EU balance its global ambitions...

Quick Impressions: Kyiv, May 2025  

Eastern Partnership Network Meeting in Stockholm

Expert Events on peace negotiations in Brussels, 26 March 2025.

First edition of Forum Östeuropa!

Roundtable discussion at SCEEUS: Ukraine's EU accession