Online workshop “Associated Membership: a Stepping Stone or Alternative to EU Enlargement?”

The concept of associated membership as a possible intermediate step towards full European Union membership has become an important topic in contemporary debates on the future of EU enlargement and the integration of candidate countries.

We invite you to join the online workshop “Associated Membership: a Stepping Stone or Alternative to EU Enlargement?”, organized by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

📅 4 June 2026
🕔 17:00 (Kyiv time)
💻 Online

The workshop will bring together leading scholars of EU law and European integration:
🔹 Adam Łazowski (University of Westminster, UK; College of Europe in Natolin)
🔹 Peter Van Elsuwege (Ghent University, Belgium)
🔹 Sara Poli (Università di Pisa, Italy)
🔹 Roman Petrov (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine)

Commentators:
🔹 Christophe Hillion (Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) | University of Oslo, Norway)
🔹 Oksana Holovko-Havrysheva (Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine)

The discussion will explore the role of associated membership in the evolving architecture of European integration, as well as its implications for the EU’s enlargement policy and candidate countries.

🔗 Join the workshop: https://lnkd.in/dvyzwkbJ
Meeting ID: 851 1594 4630
Passcode: 854939