00:00Final preparations are ongoing ahead of the launch of the European Union Enlargement Summit, organized by Euronews.
00:09Leaders from the European Union and candidate countries will meet in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the future of European integration.
00:17Each candidate country will arrive armed with its own agenda, political constraints and timetable, with all hoping to join the bloc.
00:26Meanwhile, the EU will want to leverage the current political momentum, which favors enlargement.
00:32Ukraine and Moldova were the most recent countries to file applications to join the EU in 2022, following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
00:41In the Western Balkans, Montenegro and Albania are the favorites to join the EU in the next few years.
00:47North Macedonia and Serbia, on the other hand, still have some way to go before they can join the European project.
00:54This summit will be an opportunity to highlight the benefits of EU membership status, such as access to new markets,
01:01strengthening the EU's international influence and consolidating democracy in Europe.
01:06A special feature of this meeting is that the summit will be broadcast live on Euronews, allowing all Europeans to follow the content of these discussions in real time.
01:16First of all, let's hope to see you in the moment.
01:19Next time time.
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