The European Union and the constant threats to its borders have always been in the attention of Brussels decision-makers, leading to complex debates about the European Union’s relations with its Eastern neighbourhood. However, the prospects for real enlargement of the Union remained more of a long-term goal than an immediate priority due to the complex consequences that this decision entails.
Thus, almost a decade has passed since the last enlargement of the Union, Croatia being the last country to enter the EU in 2013. A decade has also passed since the EUROSFAT forum was created, the largest EU affairs forum in Romania, under the patronage of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council of the EU. Organised by Europuls - Center of European Expertise, the forum was designated, on its tenth anniversary, National Winner of the European Charlemagne Youth Prize, for its efforts to promote European political, economic, cultural and social values in Romania.
The forum has become, year after year, a successful model in connecting Romanian citizens with the European agenda, being a platform for debates between decision makers at the European, national and local level, representatives of the civil society, journalists, business and academia representatives. Europuls - Center of European Expertise considers European integration an essential mission, and our organisation aims every year to innovate the way we bring the European agenda in Romania and actively tackle euroscepticism.
