{"id":50785,"date":"2025-08-25T19:14:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.edu.ge\/?p=50785"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:17:29","slug":"co-funded-by-the-european-union-jean-monnet-summer-academy-2025-began-at-european-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eu.edu.ge\/en\/co-funded-by-the-european-union-jean-monnet-summer-academy-2025-began-at-european-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-funded by the European Union\u00a0Jean Monnet Summer Academy 2025 began at European University"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/eu.edu.ge\/en\/\">European University<\/a> <\/span><\/span><strong>launched<\/strong>\u00a0the Jean Monnet Summer Academy, \u201cEU Enlargement: Theory, Practice, and Contemporary Challenges,\u201d under the module \u201cEuropean Union Enlargement: Past Lessons for Future Decisions\u201d (EnlargEU \u2014 101127859, 2023\u20132026),\u00a0<strong>co-funded by the European Union<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>authored and led by Tatia Dolidze<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Around 200 participants joined Day 1, which combined short interactive quizzes with lively Q&amp;A to gauge learning and spark discussion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tatia Dolidze, Ph.D.<\/strong> (Jean Monnet Module Coordinator; Associate Professor and Head of the International Relations Programme, European University, Georgia) opened the Academy and delivered a session tracing the legal origins and evolution of EU enlargement from the founding treaties to today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tinatin Akhvlediani, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0(Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels; Visiting Professor, College of Europe, Belgium) examined the geopolitical implications and practical challenges of the EU\u2019s eastern enlargement, with reference to Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia, and discussed how regulatory convergence supports deeper integration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Steven Blockmans, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0(Visiting Professor, College of Europe\u2014Bruges, Natolin, Tirana; Senior Research Fellow, CEPS, Brussels; Senior Fellow, International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS), Tallinn) explored the debate on fast-track accession\u2014its opportunities, risks, and lessons\u2014and assessed Georgia\u2019s EU integration, outlining progress, remaining gaps, and a realistic reform roadmap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participants were actively engaged throughout, posing and answering questions in each session. 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