[FR] Euroquestions #41 | What is the purpose of a European political community?
During his speech on Europe Day on 9 May, Emmanuel Macron launched a reflection on the establishment of a “European Political Community” in response to new membership applications since the start of the Russian invasion and in reference to the idea of a confederation put forward by François Mitterrand in the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The European Union’s enlargement procedures have been at a standstill for several years in the Western Balkans. The war in Ukraine and the desire of its people to join the EU call on the latter to rethink a process that no longer seems in tune with the geopolitical reality of the continent.
We welcome Sébastien Maillard, Director of the Jacques Delors Institute, to discuss the idea of gradual accession to the Union.
