Investment in enlargement: a conversation with Odile Renaud-Basso

The EU enlargement process remains central to Europe’s integration and stability, offering candidate countries the prospect of growth, resilience, and closer ties through the Single Market.

In this fireside chat, Heather Grabbe was joined by Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to discuss enlargement priorities with a focus on investment in accession countries, support for Ukraine, and the role of policy reform conditionality in shaping future enlargement. The conversation highlighted how the EBRD drives reform, investment, and regional integration to advance accession efforts.