Thessaloniki – ESI at the University of Macedonia

Photo: Ioannis Armacolas.

ESI’s Kristof Bender was invited to the Department of Balkan, Slavic & Oriental Studies at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki to talk with students about challenges in the current EU enlargement process and opportunities how they could be overcome. The lecture took place within the framework of a course on foreign policy in the Balkans led by of Prof. Ioannis Armakolas.

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• EUobserver, If the EU wants enlargement, now it’s time to put money on the table, 12 December 2025
• IWM, Kristof Bender, EU Enlargement and Europe’s Future. How to Revive One of the EU’s Most Successful Policies, 14 September 2023