20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement
The European Studies Center/European Union Center of Excellence (ESC/EUCE) along with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) offers a new lecture series to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement. This virtual lecture series will be held on the last Thursday of each month. 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the biggest enlargement of the European Union in its history. Ten countries, mainly former socialist Eastern European states, almost doubled the EU from 15 to 25 member states. May 1, 2004, was the triumphal return to the European Family for many. But for some, it initiated a process of disenchantment with the EU and the West Each month, the ESC/EUCE together with REEES at the University of Pittsburgh, will focus our attention on a specific country or a group of countries in the EU by inviting experts and eyewitnesses to discuss the hopes and realities of the EU integration before and after expansion to address what hopes were fulfilled and what new hopes exist for the Union in the present.
Each session is recorded and later posted on the internet with suggested additional readings and further resources.
THURSDAY | 12:30- 1:30 PM ET
SEPT 28, 2023 I REGISTER
EU ENLARGEMENT- SPOTLIGHT: POLAND
Panelist:
Anna Horolets, University of Warsaw
Dr. Horolest is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw. Her research interests include discourse analysis, Europeanization and migration studies. Her published articles have appeared in East European Politics and Societies and Leisure Sciences.
Janusz Reiter-Former Poland Ambassador of Germany
Janusz Reiter attended German studies at the University of Warsaw. In 1977, he started working as a journalist. Between the years 1990-95, Mr. Reiter served as a Polish ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. He was actively engaged in the rebuilding process of Polish-German relations. In 1996, he founded the Centre for International Relations (CIR), an independent thinktank, focused on foreign and security policies. He held this position for 11 years. In 2005, he became the Polish Ambassador to the United States, and in 2008 – a Special Emissary in regard of the climate changes and in this capacity, he participated in the preparations for climate changes conferences in Poznań and Copenhagen. Moreover, he was a deputy chairman of Presspublica Sp. z o. o. (Ltd.).
OCT 26, 2023 I REGISTER
EU ENLARGEMENT- SPOTLIGHT: CZECH REPUBLIC
NOV 30, 2023 I REGISTER
EU ENLARGEMENT- SPOTLIGHT: SLOVAKIA
DEC 7, 2023 I REGISTER
EU ENLARGEMENT- SPOTLIGHT: BALTIC STATES (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia)
JAN 25, 2024 I REGISTER
EU ENLARGEMENT- SPOTLIGHT: SLOVANIA
FEB 29, 2024 I REGISTER
EU ENLARGEMENT- SPOTLIGHT: HUNGARY
MAR 28, 2024 I REGISTER
EU ENLARGEMENT- SPOTLIGHT: MALTA AND CYPRUS
SPONSORS:
European Studies Center
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
University Center for International Studies