REWEU

The project (Re)uniting the East and West: Reflections on the 2004 EU enlargement (REWEU) is focused on the commemoration of the 2004 “big bang” EU enlargement at the occasion of its 20th anniversary in May 2024. This event had numerous positive effects on shaping Europe as we know it today, boosting its security, economic potential, and spreading democracy, good governance and European values across the European continent.

Through the combination of local, national and international public events, collection of historical memories and narratives, studies on impacts of 2004 enlargement, costs of non-enlargement and role of women in the process, as well as exhibitions and media articles, the project contributes to wider contemporary efforts of EU memory politics. 

The project focuses on eight selected EU countries, four from the older EU Member States which were part of the Union’s decision-making processes leading up to the big enlargement (Belgium, Finland, Greece and Italy) and four newly acceding countries (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Latvia and Poland). 

The project is funded by the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme under the European Remembrance call and will be implemented over 2-year period in years 2024 and 2025.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT PROJECT WEBSITE: 20years.eu

October 7, 2024

CONFERENCE: The Next 20 years of the Czech Republic in the EU - an endless story of catching up with Europe?, in cooperation with Prague University of Economics and Business - for more information about event and registration click here. 

October 3, 2024

Cyprus Forum, co-organizing a panel discussion with PRIO Cyprus Centre on the occassion of Cyprus' 20 years in the EU

September 12, 2024

Making Enlargement Work Again: Supporting Western Balkans through the Experiences of Central and Eastern Europe, in cooperation with Egmont Insitute - for more information see here.

September 10, 2024

SEMINAR: 20 years after the great eastward enlargement - Lessons for the next EU enlargement round, in cooperation with Finnish Institute of International Affairs - see more information about the event here.

June 24, 2024

Commemoration of the 2004 EU enlargement, in cooperation with Egmont Institute - for more information click here. 

June 14, 2024

ROUNDTABLE: (Re)uniting Europe - Addressing Costs of EU Enlargement and Non-enlargement - see more information here. 

April 11, 2024

EU ENLARGEMENT FORUM: 20 Years of Reuniting Europe’s East and West - find more information here. 

POLICY PAPER: Enlargement on Hold: The Price Europe Pays

Read the full paper here.

Jana Faktor Juzová
Senior Research Fellow

Expertise: regionalism, Visegrad cooperation, democratization and European integration of the Western Balkan countries, EU enlargement