Past and Present of EU Enlargement and Ukraine’s Integration
We are happy to share that some of the lectures of the graduate course EU Enlargement and Transformation in Times of Crisis: Lessons Learned from Pre- and Post-Experiences in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, directed by Inna Melnykovska and Laszlo Bruszt, are available online. Watch them on the links below:
- March 30, 2026, The Challenges of Studying Ukraine’s EU Integration. Lecturers: Laszlo Bruszt (CEU Democracy Institute); Ivan Nagornyak (NGO Easybusiness, Ukraine)
- May 11, 2026. IFIs and Development Banks in the Enlargement Process. Ukraine Facility. Lecturers: Matthias Thiemann (Sciences Po, Paris) and Maria Repko (Centre for Economic Strategy, Kyiv)
- June 1, 2026, Accession as Transformation: EU Finance, Conditionality, and Local Governance Capacity in Ukraine. Lecturers: Inna Melnykovska, Jean Monnet Fellow, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute (EUI); Anna Kornyliuk, Associate Professor, Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU)
- June 8, 2026, The Integration of Ukraine and EU’s Future. Lecturers: Veronica Anghel, Assistant Professor, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute (EUI); Erik Jones, Director, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute (EUI)
Summer School Lecture:
- Creating Ties That Bind: The European Enlargement State and the Channeling of Foreign Direct Investment into Ukraine, with Matthias Thiemann (Sciences Po), Anna Kornyliuk (UCU) and Inna Melnykovska (EUI). Moderated by Marta Beska and Adam Kerenyi (CEU).

Jean-Monnet Module ADVANCE-EUiUA “Past and Present of EU Enlargement and Ukraine’s Integration” is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
The EU Eastern Enlargement Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (ENTENTE) is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor European Education and Culture Executive Agency can be held responsible for them.

