Following the publication of TDC’s comprehensive paper, “The EU’s Next Chapter: Economic, Political and Security Gains from Ukraine’s Accession”, and in the context of the opening of the first cluster of Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations, Marianna Fakhurdinova, Coordinator of the EU–Ukraine Partnership Program, presented the report in Brussels at the end of June.
L’evento, coorganizzato da TDC e dall’ufficio di Bruxelles del think tank francese IRSEM, ha riunito esperti per un dibattito politico sui vantaggi strategici dell’adesione dell’Ucraina all’UE e sulla necessità di ripensare il modo in cui viene comunicato l’allargamento dell’UE.
La discussione si è basata sui principali risultati del rapporto, mostrando come l’adesione dell’Ucraina potrebbe rafforzare l’Unione europea in otto dimensioni strategiche:
- Digital transformation – strengthening the EU’s innovation capacity, technological competitiveness, and digital transformation;
- Labour market – addressing labour shortages, demographic challenges, and supporting long-term economic growth through Ukraine’s highly skilled workforce;
- Energy and climate – reinforcing Europe’s energy security and accelerating the green transition;
- Agriculture – strengthening the EU’s food security, strategic autonomy, and global competitiveness;
- Critical raw materials – diversifying supply chains and enhancing the EU’s economic and industrial resilience;
- Societal resilience – contributing to stronger crisis preparedness, governance, and civil resilience across the European Union;
- Security and defence – enhancing the EU’s military readiness and defence capabilities through Ukraine’s battlefield experience;
- Defence industry – supporting Europe’s rearmament, defence innovation, and strategic autonomy through Ukraine’s defence industrial base.
The event also examined the major strategic challenges facing the European Union and the need for new approaches to strengthening its resilience and competitiveness. Against this backdrop, participants underscored the importance of reframing the debate on Ukraine’s EU accession by shifting the focus from the costs of enlargement to the strategic assets and long-term benefits that Ukraine brings to the European Union.
TDC rivolge un sincero ringraziamento a IRSEM e a Philippe Perchoc, responsabile della sezione Europa di IRSEM, per aver coorganizzato l’evento e favorito un proficuo dibattito.
Il rapporto è prodotto dal Transatlantic Dialogue Center con il sostegno dell’Askold and Dir Fund nell’ambito del progetto Strong Civil Society of Ukraine – a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy, attuato da ISAR Ednannia e finanziato da Norvegia e Svezia. I contenuti di questa pubblicazione sono di esclusiva responsabilità del Transatlantic Dialogue Center e non possono in alcun modo essere considerati espressione delle opinioni del Governo della Norvegia, del Governo della Svezia e di ISAR Ednannia.
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