Further enlargement of the EU

In outlining the current Italian government’s position, you could refer to

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Piano-Regione-Adriatico-Balcanica_DEF-2.pdf

and explain the main points it sets out. There are also these links to look at

Tajani https://www.esteri.it/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunicati/2024/03/missione-del-ministro-tajani-a-sarajevo/

https://stream24.ilsole24ore.com/video/italia/tajani-adesione-balcani-occidentali-priorita-governo-italiano/AFLvQJfC

https://www.esteri.it/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/2023/04/a-roma-vertice-balcani-occidentali-con-albania-bosnia-ed-erzegovina-kosovo-macedonia-del-nord-montenegro-e-serbia-2/

https://www.esteri.it/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunicati/2023/04/incontro-del-vicepresidente-del-consiglio-e-ministro-degli-esteri-on-antonio-tajani-con-la-presidente-della-repubblica-del-kosovo-vjosa-osmani-sadriu/

https://www.esteri.it/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunicati/2023/03/missione-del-vice-presidente-del-consiglio-e-ministro-degli-affari-esteri-e-della-cooperazione-internazionale-on-antonio-tajani-a-belgrado/

and Meloni https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/meloni-government-wants-eu-to-revisit-vision-for-western-balkans/

https://www.governo.it/it/node/24589

and enlargement requiring a change in the EU’s focus

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2023/12/13/eu-must-change-from-bureaucratic-to-political-giant-meloni_90cc5dca-b61d-427a-a180-45816a1463b0.html

https://www.eunews.it/en/2023/12/29/from-industrial-to-agricultural-policy-risks-and-opportunities-for-italy-from-eu-enlargement/

is there likely to be any opposition to enlargement and from who?

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/12/12/public-opinion-split-on-eu-enlargement-as-leaders-gear-up-for-crunch-decisions

https://www.eunews.it/en/2024/01/24/the-netherlands-far-right-struggling-to-put-together-a-coalition-government/

https://ecfr.eu/publication/catch-27-the-contradictory-thinking-about-enlargement-in-the-eu/

https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-pm-viktor-orban-rejects-talks-on-ukraine-eu-membership-bid/

a gradual process?

https://www.dw.com/en/european-commission-plans-gradual-reversible-enlargement/a-68626339

more

https://ip-quarterly.com/en/fall-2023-issue-toward-wider-and-deeper-eu

https://www.eurotopics.net/en/311165/dutch-election-europe-reacts-to-wilders-victory

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/want-ukraine-in-the-eu-youll-have-to-reform-the-eu-too/

https://www.iwm.at/europes-futures/publication/eu-enlargement-and-europes-future-how-to-revive-one-of-the-eus-most

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/23/eu-expand-europe-security-crisis-costs

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/es/statement_23_5641

https://www.clingendael.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/PB_FitFor30%2B_rev.pdf

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/french-minister-says-eu-enlargement-must-be-decided-by-years-end/