MEPs debate EU enlargement at Euronews Summit in Brussels

Euronews · Stefan Grobe · 2026-11-04 19:30 UTC

As the European Commission released its latest progress report on candidate countries, MEPs Riho Terras (EPP) and Pasquale Tridico (The Left Group) go head to head over one of Europe's most ambitious political projects.

As the European Commission released its latest progress report on candidate countries, MEPs Riho Terras (EPP) and Pasquale Tridico (The Left Group) go head to head over one of Europe's most ambitious political projects.

From the Western Balkans to the Southern Caucasus and Europe’s eastern flank, the Euronews Enlargement Summit revealed a European Union closer to expansion than at any point in the past decade – but also the political obstacles that could still derail it.

In this edition of The Ring, Estonian MEP Riho Terras from the European People's Party (EPP) and his Italian counterpart Pasquale Tridico from The Left went through all the arguments discussed at the event.

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