Name: EC Press conference by High Representative / Vice-President Kaja KALLAS and Commissioner Marta KOS on the Enlargement package
Uploaded: 2026-11-04T13:46:54+00:00
Duration: 315 s

EC Press conference by High Representative / Vice-President Kaja KALLAS and Commissioner Marta KOS on the Enlargement package

4 November 2026

Contents updated on 4 Nov 2026

The moderator opens the press conference, introducing HRVP Kallas and Commissioner Kos and the topic of the 2026 enlargement package, after which Kallas frames the annual enlargement report against a sharply deteriorated European security environment and highlights the strategic and economic rationale for a larger Union.

Wed, 4 Nov 2026 European Commission

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00:00 - 00:18

Speaker 2

Good afternoon, welcome to the press conference on the 2026 enlargement package. So, we have with us HRVP Kallas and Commissioner Kos for the presentation. We'll start with a short presentation and then we can take your questions. We start with, please HRVP.

00:18 - 01:48

Speaker 1

Good afternoon. Today, the European Commission adopted the annual report on enlargement scorecard of 10 accession countries. Since last year's edition, Europe's security outlook has deteriorated sharply. War, strategic competition and economic uncertainty have increased. There's little hope for an immediate end to Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.

Greyzone attacks and sabotage against Europe are on the rise. There is strength in numbers. A larger union means also strengthening Europe's security, growing our geopolitical weight on the geopolitical arena, and also our ability to project influence. It means a larger market and new opportunities for our economies. Today's report carries a clear message.

Reforms bring results. Membership is moving closer for countries that deliver. For the first time, we introduce roadmaps for accession negotiations with Montenegro, Albania, Moldova and Ukraine. These four countries are the frontrunners for membership. Commissioner Kos will take you through the country assessments in detail, but let me just make the most important points for European security.

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