@benjamincouteau.bsky.social
Research Fellow EU Enlargement, Balkans, 🇹🇷, Influences @delorsinstitute.bsky.social Centre Grande Europe 🇪🇺🇫🇷 • Académie Notre Europe ex-education manager • dwelled in 🇱🇹 • he/him 👉 https://fr.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-couteau-5a498bba
📑 #Reach What do the French think about Europe’s future on EU #enlargement, 🌱 #environment & ⚖️ #ruleoflaw? 58 citizens shared their ideas in Dijon & Paris
Their proposals will be debated in Belgrade on Sept 18 with their peers.
By @benjamincouteau.bsky.social 👇
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Because we need to engage #citizens on these crucial issues, their recommendations will now be debated on 18 September in Belgrade, with peers from across #Europe, as part of the #REACH project, supported by the EU.
Discover the 🇫🇷 insights here: institutdelors.eu/en/publicati...
📢 And finally the publication this week of a unique 🇫🇷 citizens’ report! During the first semester of 2025, 58 #French citizens aged 18–93 came together in Dijon & Paris to discuss:
🇪🇺 EU #enlargement • 🌱 #Environment • ⚖️ Rule of #law
🤝 At the @delorsinstitute.bsky.social, we had the honour of hosting #Slovakia’s former President, Zuzana Čaputová, for an exchange on 🇸🇰 and Central Europe’s #challenges with colleagues from Sciences Po, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, @challengesfr.bsky.social, @lesechosfr.bsky.social.
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Back-to-school season hit fast & strong — and what a start!
🚀 I kicked off with a talk at the Re: Europe Summer School at Sciences Po Dijon, sharing my research on rival #influences & the #EU’s credibility with brilliant students from 🇧🇬🇫🇷🇩🇪🇲🇰
🧭 #Enlargement 7 priorities to strengthen the EU’s credibility in the Western #Balkans
⏳ The EU pledged enlargement 20 years ago. Since then? Stagnation, frustration, & a growing credibility gap — while rival powers try to gain round.
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🇲🇰🇪🇺🇫🇷 Insightful exchange with North #Macedonia’s Minister for European Affairs Orhan Murtezani, during his visit to Paris.
@delorsinstitute.bsky.social, through its Centre Grande Europe, strongly supports 🇲🇰 and the Western #Balkans in their efforts on the path toward the #European Union 🤝
🇲🇪🇪🇺🇫🇷 Honoured to host #Montenegro’s State Secretary at the Ministry of #European affairs Biljana Papović at the @delorsinstitute.bsky.social Centre Grande #Europe!
Together with my colleagues @eulaliarubio.bsky.social and Sébastien Maillard, we discussed 🇲🇪’s #EU accession and domestic #challenges 🤝
[🇮🇷🇹🇷🇪🇺] Après les frappes israéliennes et étasuniennes sur l’ #Iran, quelle réaction de la #Turquie ? On en parlait ce matin sur @bfmbusiness.bsky.social 👉 www.bfmtv.com/economie/rep...
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📊 #Infographic Is a new chapter in #EU / #Turkey relations in the making?
That’s the question @benjamincouteau.bsky.social explores in our latest #infographic 👉 institutdelors.eu/en/publicati...
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[🇷🇸🇪🇺🇫🇷] Près de 7 mois après le début des #manifestations en #Serbie, quel impact sur la position internationale du pays ? On en parlait ce matin sur @bfmbusiness.bsky.social avec Sandra Gandoin 👉 www.bfmtv.com/economie/rep...
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🇹🇷 Very timely and insightful meetings last week in Istanbul and Ankara with friends and key stakeholders — diving into Turkey’s domestic politics and #EU – #Turkey relations in the current geopolitical context.
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📊 #Infographic / #DidYouKnow Enlargement of new Member States to the EU does not necessarily mean more EU spending for the EU budget 💶 1/5
Explanations and graphs of the budgetary costs of #enlargement with @eulaliarubio.bsky.social & @benjamincouteau.bsky.social 👉 institutdelors.eu/en/publicati...
4 minutes pour comprendre ce qu’il se passe en #Serbie 🇷🇸
À la veille des 5 mois du tragique effondrement de l’auvent de la gare de Novi Sad, j’étais ce matin sur @bfmbusiness.bsky.social pour en parler 👉 www.bfmtv.com/economie/rep...
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