- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the shift in the current geopolitical landscape have led to the realisation that the EU’s strategic interest in a stable and secure environment in its near neighbourhood must go beyond who will be the next member.
- For increased security in the EU and its neighbourhood, solidarity has become essential, along with alignment with the bloc’s foreign and security policy in the long-term vis a vis Russia and China.
For the EU, enlargement is no longer a one-way street
