On December 9, the Embassy of Lithuania in Kyiv hosted a high-level dialogue on the Trio for the 2027–2028 EU Council Presidency and Ukraine’s role in the upcoming enlargement wave.
Lesia Ogryzko, Director of the Sahaidachnyi Security Center, presented the policy brief “Anchoring Ukraine in Europe’s Future: Priorities for the 2027–2028 EU Trio Presidency,” prepared by Ukrainian experts. The brief outlines a step-by-step roadmap for Ireland, Lithuania, and Greece to accelerate Ukraine’s integration and institutional alignment with the European Union. This is a completed analytical product, developed together with leading sectoral experts and Ukrainian analytical centers. We are sincerely grateful to them for their contribution. Contributors: Lesia Ogryzko, Dr. Olena Davlikanova, Stanislav Boiko, Oleksandra Betliy, Iryna Kosse, Nadiia Afanasieva, Taras Byk, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Snizhana Leu-Severynenko, Oleksandr Solontai, Mykhailo Zhernakov, Viktoriia Melnyk, Ihor Rozkladai, Oleksandra Azarkhina, Erik Kucherenko, Andrii Zabolotnyi, Natalia Kononenko, Ksenia Alekankina, Taras Shevchenko, Serhii Horovenko.
A panel discussion followed, moderated by Lesia Ogryzko, engaging senior representatives of the Ukrainian government, parliament, and diplomatic corps. The discussion focused on institutional solutions, security cooperation, economic instruments, and innovative formats for EU integration already today.
Panelists included:
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the EU
Oleksandr Ilkov, Director General, Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Ambassador Inga Stanytė-Toločkienė, Ambassador of Lithuania
Ambassador Jonathan Conlon, Ambassador of Ireland
Ambassador Pantelis Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos, Ambassador of Greece
Ambassador Katherine Mathernova, Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine.
The period from 2026 onward is not a time to wait, but a strategic opportunity – and shared responsibility – to advance reforms, deepen integration, and ensure Ukraine becomes part of the 2030 enlargement wave of the European Union.
