{"id":7527,"date":"2025-05-21T12:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musineinstitute.org\/?p=7527"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:45:08","slug":"eu-enlargement-must-be-built-on-social-justice-and-solidarity-message-from-the-musine-kokalari-institute-in-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musineinstitute.org\/en\/eu-enlargement-must-be-built-on-social-justice-and-solidarity-message-from-the-musine-kokalari-institute-in-brussels\/","title":{"rendered":"EU enlargement must be built on social justice and solidarity \u2013 message from the Musine Kokalari Institute in Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;It is essential that enlargement processes are based on social justice, regional solidarity, and civic participation,&#8221; stated Visar Ymeri, Executive Director of the Musine Kokalari Institute for Social Policy, during the &#8220;A Common New Chapter for EU Enlargement&#8221; conference 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Executive Director of the Musine Kokalari Institute for Social Policy, during the &#8220;A Common New Chapter for EU Enlargement&#8221; conference held on 8 May in Brussels.<br \/>\nThe event was organized by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in cooperation with the S&#038;D Group in the European Parliament.<br \/>\nThe conference brought together European decision-makers, researchers, and civil society representatives to discuss the reforms needed for an inclusive and sustainable enlargement of the European Union.<br \/>\nDiscussions focused on EU institutional reforms, gradual integration of candidate countries, the key role of youth, and the growing challenge of nationalist forces in Europe.<br \/>\n#IPSMK #feps #sd #enlargementWB6 #socialjustice 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