(FR) Debunking Webinar: Will the Enlargement Process harm the European Union?

As the European Union’s enlargement policy has returned to the heart of the European debate, notably since the war in Ukraine, concerns are resurfacing: dilution of the European project, loss of sovereignty, ungovernable institutions, excessive costs…

These are all misconceptions that it is time to deconstruct.

This webinar, organized by the Notre Europe Academy in collaboration with the young participants of the 2025/2026 cohort and the Alumni Association, aims to put the facts back at the center of the debate:

• Does enlargement weaken or strengthen the European Union?

• What are the real costs and actual benefits?

• Does expanding mean giving up European values?

Speaker: Benjamin Couteau, researcher at the Jacques Delors Institute’s Centre Grande Europe, specialist in EU enlargement issues

NOTE: This webinar will be held in French.