RE-ENGAGE is a strategic initiative aimed at helping the EU refine its foreign policy and re-engage with its neighbours amidst heightened geopolitical tensions and ongoing conflict, particularly due to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The project seeks to enhance the EU’s geopolitical influence by strengthening its enlargement and neighbourhood policies to ensure that neighbouring states are democratic, stable, and capable of countering external threats like hybrid warfare. RE-ENGAGE will conduct in-depth studies in six candidate countries across the Western Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood, focusing on lessons from past democratisation efforts, countering negative external influences, and bolstering EU resilience against hybrid threats.
