As part of the Brussels advocacy visit, representatives of the Transatlantic Dialogue Center held a series of high-level meetings with EU policymakers and leading European think tanks to discuss the strategic benefits of Ukraine’s future EU membership.
Following the presentation of TDC’s latest research in Brussels, organised jointly with the French think tank IRSEM, Marianna Fakhurdinova, Coordinator of the EU–Ukraine Partnership Program, and Viktoriia Valinkevych, Analyst of the EU–Ukraine Partnership Program, met with representatives of the European Commission (DG DEFIS and DG ENEST), the European Parliament, the European External Action Service (EEAS), and the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS).
The meetings centred on Ukraine’s EU accession process, the strategic value of enlargement for the European Union, and the opportunities created by the launch of the first negotiation cluster. During the discussions, TDC shared takeaways from its latest analytical paper, “The EU’s Next Chapter: Economic, Political and Security Gains from Ukraine’s Accession”, which received positive feedback as a timely contribution to ongoing policy discussions on Ukraine’s accession and its benefits for the European Union.
Representatives of the EU institutions emphasised the importance of sustained engagement throughout the accession process, noting that analytical contributions such as TDC’s research can help inform policy discussions and institutional assessments of Ukraine’s progress.
The visit underscored the value of sustained dialogue between Ukrainian experts and European policymakers. By combining evidence-based analysis with direct engagement, TDC continues to contribute to a more informed and forward-looking debate on Ukraine’s future membership of the European Union.
The report is produced by Transatlantic Dialogue Center with the support of the Askold and Dir Fund as a part of the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine – a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia, funded by Norway and Sweden. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Transatlantic Dialogue Center and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR Ednannia.