Theme:
Fit for 35 Forum

The EU is likely to eventually have up to thirty-five members and will need to adapt to accommodate them. SIEPS has asked leading experts what the Union can or should do to be ‘Fit for 35’.

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Perspectives on enlargement and reform of the EU:
Fit for 35

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has fundamentally transformed the security situation in Europe and brought back EU enlargement on the agenda. In this volume, eight leading experts discuss what it takes to make enlargement work: how to achieve peace, security and stability in Europe by enlarging the EU, and how to link enlargement to internal reform of the EU. The contributions were originally published in SIEPS’ series ‘FitFor35 Forum’.

Veronica Anghel, Steven Blockmans, Antoaneta L. Dimitrova, Christophe Hillion, Saskia Hollander, Erik Jones, Valentin Kreilinger (ed.), Michael Leigh, Daniela Schwarzer, Göran von Sydow (ed.), Patricia Wadensjö (ed.)
August 2025
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When we first raised the question of what the EU can or should do to be ‘Fit for 35’, five renowned academics responded with their analyses in this publication. SIEPS has now created a new forum where experts from research, policy and think tanks present their thoughts on EU reform and enlargement in short texts. Their contributions are presented on this page.