Are Russia and China losing ground or just changing tactics? | InvigoratEU Talks #04

What are Russia and China trying to achieve in the Western Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood? And how does that affect candidate countries’ path to EU membership? This episode of InvigoratEU Talks explores the impact of Russia and China’s political, economic, and social influence on the European continent. InvigoratEU Talks is a podcast series born from the Horizon Europe-funded project, InvigoratEU, bringing together leading scholars and policy-makers from across Europe to do exactly what the name suggests: re-invigorate EU enlargement and neighbourhood policy in a changing world. Host: Mariam Khotenashvili, Executive Director, TEPSA Guests: Thijs Reuten, Member of the European Parliament, Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats  Marko Todorović, Senior Researcher, European Policy Centre (CEP) Belgrade  Matteo Bonomi, Head of Europe Programme, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) Music: Luka Margiani Editing: Barbara Vanotti This episode is funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe-funded InvigoratEU project.