Podcast Selection

Fast-paced or sluggish? The EU accession of the Western Balkans amidst geostrategic rivalries

The Western Balkans are of high geostrategic importance for the European Union. Marina Vulović and Florian Bieber discuss how the European integration of the countries in the region can be achieved and how geopolitical shifts…

CER PODCAST: CAN EU ENLARGEMENT HAPPEN WITHOUT REFORM?

In this week's Centre for European Reform podcast Charles Grant, director at the CER, and Camino Mortera-Martinez, head of the CER's Brussels office, join senior research fellow Luigi Scazzieri to discuss the prospects for EU enlargement and institutional…

The EU’s report card: Ukraine, Moldova and other aspiring members

The EU made important steps this week toward bringing new members into the bloc — our POLITICO team explains in this episode of EU Confidential. Host Suzanne Lynch is joined by POLITICO’s Barbara Moens and…