{"id":49793,"date":"2025-03-27T16:45:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/?p=49793"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:38:46","slug":"from-migration-fears-to-missed-opportunities-the-cost-of-politicising-eu-enlargement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/from-migration-fears-to-missed-opportunities-the-cost-of-politicising-eu-enlargement\/","title":{"rendered":"From Migration Fears to Missed Opportunities: The Cost of Politicising EU Enlargement"},"content":{"rendered":"

The policy brief \u201cFrom Migration Fears to Missed Opportunities: The Cost of Politicising EU Enlargement<\/strong>\u201d<\/em> follows upon the results of the report \u201c<\/em>The Rise of Radical Right and Eurosceptic Political Forces and the Impact on the EU\u2019s Enlargement Policy<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u201d<\/em> It is part of the think nea \u2013 New Narratives of EU Integration<\/strong> initiative, <\/strong>led by ELIAMEP<\/strong>\u2019s South-East Europe Programme <\/strong>and supported by the Open Society Foundations \u2013 Western Balkans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As debates over EU enlargement intensify, migration has become a focal point for radical right and Eurosceptic parties across Europe. This brief by Ioannis Armakolas <\/strong>(Director, think nea \u2013 New Narratives of EU Integration<\/strong>) and Ioannis Alexandris<\/strong> (Research Associate, think nea \u2013 New Narratives of EU Integration) <\/strong>explores how these political forces frame enlargement as a migration risk, shaping public discourse and influencing policy decisions. The brief highlights how migration concerns are linked to fears over cultural identity, security, and economic stability, influencing public perception and national policies.<\/p>\n

The analysis also examines the broader political landscape, including how national governments respond to these pressures and the role of public referenda in shaping enlargement outcomes. Drawing lessons from past accessions, the brief underscores the economic and strategic benefits of integration while cautioning against the long-term costs of stagnation. Offering concrete policy recommendations, the paper advocates for a proactive communication strategy that counters misinformation, highlights the economic advantages of enlargement, and reengages public opinion with a fact-based narrative.<\/p>\n

You can read the policy brief here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The South-East Europe Programme of ELIAMEP is a member of the\u00a0IGNITA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0network which is led by led by OSF-WB.<\/p>\n

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You can learn more about think nea \u2013 New Narratives of EU Integration<\/strong> by visiting the website of\u00a0ELIAMEP<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0OSF-WB<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Funded by: OSF WB<\/p>\n

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The policy brief \u201cFrom Migration Fears to Missed Opportunities: The Cost of Politicising EU Enlargement\u201d follows upon the results of the report \u201cThe Rise of Radical Right and Eurosceptic Political Forces and the Impact on the EU\u2019s Enlargement Policy.\u201d It is part of the think nea \u2013 New Narratives of EU Integration initiative, led by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":51475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[492],"tags":[],"program":[23],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49793"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49793"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49815,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49793\/revisions\/49815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49793"},{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=49793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}