While Ukraine defends its sovereignty on the battlefield every day, it is also fighting a domestic battle for reforms on which its European future depends. Although the European Parliament called on the Commission in early September to launch accession talks with Ukraine, without accelerating reforms in the areas of rule of law, justice, and anti-corruption measures, it will not be able to take a seat at the negotiating table. What lessons can the Czech Republic share with Ukraine from its own accession process more than twenty years ago? And how could Ukraine’s accession impact the European Union?
When? 4 November 2025, 16:00
Where? Areál Komenského 2, místnost KOM 300, Masarykova Univerzita, Brno
Speakers:
- Ilnara Dudash, Chairwoman of the Ukrainian Initiative of South Moravia
- Ondřej Plevák, editor Euractiv
- Petra Kuchyňková, assistant professor Dept. of IR & European Studies FSS MU
Moderator: Viktor Daněk, Institut EUROPEUM.