Ukraine's future in the European Union

Date

September 23, 2025, 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM EDT
Virtual Event | NEW SERIES

Nicolas Véron (PIIE) and Oleksandra Azarkhina (Economic Security Council of Ukraine)

Event Summary

Europe is grappling with a new era of challenges, from building its own defense to pursuing tech independence. It's a good time to ask: What now, Europe?

Introducing a new virtual series and podcast with Nicolas Véron exploring Europe's future in a changing world. 

Ukraine is on a path towards membership in the European Union—subject of course to the outcome of the ongoing brutal war of aggression by Russia. In this inaugural session of PIIE’s new Europe-focused live podcast series, we will discuss the challenges and trade-offs both for Ukraine and for the European Union, with a leading government adviser and civil society advocate who was Ukraine’s deputy infrastructure minister between July 2022 and October 2024.

HOST

Nicolas Véron
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

GUEST

Oleksandra Azarkhina 
Head of Defense Industries Initiatives, Economic Security Council of Ukraine

Video

Series

About This Series

Europe faces a turbulent new era of economic, security, and governance challenges. Join Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, for What Now, Europe?, a virtual series and podcast with experts and practitioners diving into Europe's future in a changing world.

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