CER/KAS hybrid discussion on 'How will EU enlargement shape the EU-UK relationship?'

Introductory remarks: Lukas Wick, Project Manager/Research Associate, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Speakers:
Amelia Hadfield, Chair in European & International Relations & Founding Director, Centre for Britain & Europe, University of Surrey
Luigi Scazzieri, Senior Policy Analyst, European Union Institute for Security Studies & Non-Resident Associate Fellow, Centre for European Reform

Chair: Ian Bond, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform

The EU's enlargement process will influence the way the Union thinks about relationships with its neighbours. The slow pace of enlargement is forcing the EU to think about how to integrate candidate countries more closely before membership and may eventually lead to the development of the status of associate EU member. If enlargement leads to changes in EU relationships with its neighbours, the EU-UK relationship will also be affected. How likely is it that the EU will develop an associate membership model? What would this look like and what would it mean for the UK? What will staged enlargement mean for EU-UK relations?

This event launched Luigi's recent policy brief, 'Will EU enlargement create new models for the EU-UK relationship?'.