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Russia’s war in Ukraine has given new momentum to EU enlargement — and raised a
bigger question: Is the bloc itself ready to grow?
This week, host Sarah Wheaton examines the EU’s growing pains — not just the
politics and geopolitics of enlargement, but also the cultural and emotional
questions of identity and belonging.
She speaks with Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, head of Europa Nostra, about why
Europe won’t feel complete until its whole cultural family is reunited; and with
Icelandic politics professor Eirikur Bergmann on why his country may be
revisiting its European path — more than a decade after freezing its EU bid.
There’s also a conversation led by POLITICO’s Gordon Repinski with Kosovo’s
president, Vjosa Osmani, who reflects on her country’s long wait for
membership.