![Volodymyr Zelensky, President of the Republic of Ukraine, Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation and Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic at the Summit on the war in Ukraine in Normandy at Salle Murat, Palais de l'Elysée.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240508-giuashvili-france-eastern-zeitenwende-368x240.jpg)
Themes
EU enlargement
![Volodymyr Zelensky, President of the Republic of Ukraine, Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation and Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic at the Summit on the war in Ukraine in Normandy at Salle Murat, Palais de l'Elysée.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240508-giuashvili-france-eastern-zeitenwende-368x240.jpg)
![Civic Coalition Platform Chairman Donald Tusk at a meeting with the inhabitants of Koszalin (Poland) on 14 July 2023](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240213-ari18-kaczynski-dybka-poland-tusk-368x240.jpg)
Liberal Poland is back: the impact on Europe of the 2023 Polish vote
![Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive of the European Policy Centre (EPC), during the conversation on the Spanish Presidency of the EU](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231220-video-fabian-zuleeg-368x240.jpg)
Fabian Zuleeg: Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the future of the strategic autonomy
![Jornada La presidencia española del Consejo de la UE](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jornada-la-presidencia-espanola-del-consejo-de-la-ue-368x240.jpg)
Workshop “Spain’s Presidency of the Council of the EU: A Strategic Assessment”
![The Council of the European Union under the Spanish presidency inaugurating the "Solar Landscape", an artistic installation that aims to bring the EU closer to citizens.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cunha112923policybriefeng-the-spanish-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-eu-and-enlargement-368x240.jpg)
The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and enlargement
![Majlinda Bregu, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), during the conversation on the EU enlargement](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20231201-video-majlinda-bregu-368x240.jpg)
EU enlargement and regional cooperation: a conversation with Majlinda Bregu
![Political cycle. Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and the European Union flag.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220722-ursula-von-der-leyen-europe-1-368x240.jpg)
The EU’s 2019-24 political cycle: mid-term assessment and outlook
![Golden passport and visa schemes. A European passport on a map. Photo: jackmac34](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220509-post-murchu-eu-passport-visa-368x240.jpg)
Golden passport and visa schemes: an opportunity for EU foreign policy?
![King's Gate in Kaliningrad formerly Königsberg, Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia). Photo: A.Savin, WikiCommons.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/puerta-rey-kaliningrado-espectadorglobal-368x240.jpg)
The greater Europe that might have been and the one that, unfortunately, could be in prospect
![Turkey-EU relations. Flags of the EU and Turkey. Photo: Martin Schulz (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Elcano Blog](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/eu-turkey-martinschulz-368x240.jpg)
Two to tango: the unchanging complexity of Turkey-EU relations
![Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels. Photo: Kevin White (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/berlaymont-1-368x240.jpg)
Different speeds? Not so fast!
![Dutch elections billboard (2017). Photo: DennisM2 / Flickr (Public Domain CC0 1.0) . Elcano Blog](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dutch-election-billboard-2017-368x240.jpg)