The big bang at twenty: Central and Eastern European perspectives on EU enlargement

In 2004, the European Union made a monumental decision to expand to eight countries formerly under Soviet influence, as well as Malta and Cyprus, serving as a critical step towards unifying Europe. Twenty years later, Europe is facing a geopolitical challenge unlike any it has faced in decades as Russia wages its brutal war of aggression on Ukraine, highlighting the importance of integrating Europe’s eastern flank into the Euro-Atlantic community. In a year marked by influential elections on both sides of the Atlantic, Central and Eastern Europe can play a key role in driving forward the EU’s transatlantic agenda on topics from support for Ukraine to economic resilience.
Against this backdrop, experts from Central and Eastern Europe will consider the lessons learned from the region’s accession to the EU, how the region will shape Europe’s agenda for 2025 and beyond, and its perspective on further enlargement to Ukraine, the Western Balkans, and more.
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[@MatKa72]

At 42 min 50 sec. Muzikorova says that these (10 new MSs) were all former Soviet countries- this is not true - Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus were not part of the so called Warsaw Pact. Malta and Cyprus were also lucky enaugh not to experience Communism. Therefore, more appropriate it would be to say that 8 countries were former communist countries, of which three of them were former Soviet republics.

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Eastern Europe is safe .... Lady of Chestochowa will not allow a third slash on her cheek.