How can the European Union adapt its enlargement policy to new geopolitical realities? What opportunities do models of gradual integration offer? And how is Russia attempting to undermine the European integration of its neighbouring countries? These questions were at the heart of the international conference “The Future of EU Enlargement: EU Integration as a Geopolitical Necessity”, held on 5 October 2026. The Zentrum Liberale Moderne, together with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, hosted the public event in Berlin.
