This policy paper is part of the project ‘Central Europe and Future EU Enlargement’, which is supported by the International Visegrad Fund.
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In our latest policy paper, Filip Ilanković from the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs analyses the drivers of negative public opinion trends in EU–Serbia relations and offers concrete recommendations to rebuild trust and restore credibility in the enlargement process.
Serbia has been on the path toward EU membership for two decades, yet public opinion in the country remains highly divided over support for this process.
Hosted by the State Ministry of Baden‑Württemberg together with the Bulgarian EUSDR Presidency, the event gathered more than 520 participants from politics, diplomacy, administration, and civil society across the region.
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At the 11th Danube Salon in Berlin, IDM Director Sebastian Schäffer delivered a keynote on the role of EU enlargement in strengthening economic resilience and cohesion in the Danube Region. 🇪🇺 🌍
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Mit dem Strom: Radtourismus entlang der Donau🚲
Der Donauradweg verbindet historische Landschaften und Naturschutzgebiete und gilt schon lange als eine der schönsten Radrouten Europas. Michael Meschik berichtet im #IDM-Blog von der Entstehung des Radtourismus entlang der Donau.
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Beyond the panels, they also connected with researchers from leading institutions, including the Institute for European Politics (IEP), the Global Public Policy Institute, the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), and the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).
The event was opened by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and welcomed almost 170 partner organizations for its fourth edition.
Last week, Sebastian Schäffer and Sophia Beiter took part in the one-day conference and organized the panel "When Ukraine and Moldova Are Ready but Europe Is Not: Why Enlargement Needs EU Citizens" in cooperation with KAS Moldova.
As in previous years, IDM was once again represented at Café Kyiv - Europe's most outstanding event on Ukraine. 🇺🇦💡
🔹 Interview on RTVS Pátria Radio about the East German elections
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Péter Techet:
🔹 Op-ed in the Austrian daily Kurier Medienhaus on expropriations based on the Beneš Decrees in Slovakia
🔹 Interview for Radio Luxembourg 100,7 on the Hungarian elections
🔹 Expert commentary for Jetzt.at on the political struggle in Hungary
🎙️Our media appearances:
Sebastian Schäffer, IDM Director:
🔹Interview for Alghad TV on US pressure, European divisions, and the risk of an imposed peace
Malwina Talik:
🔹 Analysis of gendered disinformation in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood
🔹Sebastian Schäffer moderated a conversation with H.E. Stanica Anđić on Montenegro’s path towards the EU in the framework of IDM’s The Erhard Busek Ambassador Talks.
🔹Peter Techet moderated an event on the political situation in Kosovo after the parliamentary elections and before the presidential elections with Donika Emini, Bekim Baliqi and Frauke Seebass.
🔹IDM Chairman Friedrich Faulhammer was awarded with the Goldenes Komturkreuz des Ehrenzeichens für Verdienste um das Bundesland Niederösterreich.
🔹Péter Techet participated at the film evening of the Grüne Bildungswerkstatt discussing the Hungarian elections and participated in a simulation game on the Hungarian elections in Budapest.
🔹IDM hosted an Expert Roundtable, based on research done in the framework of the Policy Lab initiative of the Central European University (CEU) in cooperation with IDM.
🔹In our newest IDM Melange we had an exchange with Professor Liu Suanyung Hans, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Austria
🔹Malwina Talik and Péter Techet led an interactive session on the consequences of illiberalism at a two-day workshop in Bratislava organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Konrad Adenauer Foundation KAS).
💡Check out February’s highlights at IDM:
🔹We published our new policy paper “Enlargement through Integration: Aligning Pre-Accession and EU Instruments”.
🔹Sebastian Schäffer and Sophia Beiter represented IDM at Cafè Kyiv in Berlin with the panel discussion.
They emphasise the importance of communicating more effectively with EU citizens and fostering informed public debate on the topic.
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In IDM’s latest Short Insight, they highlight that while candidate countries such as Moldova and Ukraine are making significant progress in their reform efforts toward EU accession, public opinion within many EU member states remains skeptical about further enlargement.
🇺🇦🇲🇩 Sebastian Schäffer and Sophia Beiter report from Cafe Kyiv in Berlin!
This policy paper is part of the project ‘Central Europe and Future EU Enlargement’, which is supported by the International Visegrad Fund.
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In our latest policy paper, UIIP Director Nadija Afanasieva and Chairman Rostyslav Tomenchuk explain how the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework can shape the economic trajectory of future EU Member States.
