A reflective conversation between leading public intellectual Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and ELIAMEP’s Loukas Tsoukalis, on the prospects of future EU enlargements, in both the Western Balkans and Ukraine.
Is an EU of 35 realistic? Recorded at the Delphi Economic Forum in April 2024, Krastev and Tsoukalis offer valuable insights on how a future enlargement will be different than previous ones, how can it be achieved, whether Western Balkans integration in the EU is directly linked to the outcome of the war in Ukraine and how demographics change the nature of the democratic process. Ultimately, can Ukraine change Europe from a project of peace to a project of war and peace?