From Challenge to Capability: Shared Security in a Changing Europe

Datum/Zeit
März 25, 2026
18:00 - 19:30 MESZ/MEZ

From Challenge to Capability:  

Shared Security in a Changing Europe   

25 March 2026 18:00-19:30 CET  

IDM Seminar Room, Hahngasse 6/Mezzanin/17, A-1090 Vienna and online  

The 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague marked a turning point, with Allies committing to a combined 5% GDP defence spending target by 2035, including support for Ukraine as a contribution to Alliance security. As Ukraine advances toward European accession, the EU must build on these commitments to transform challenges into capabilities under Article 42.7 of the Treaty on European Union.    

This panel will examine how EU enlargement, and particularly Ukraine’s integration, can strengthen a more equitable and capable European defence architecture, complementing NATO efforts. How can EU members advance fairer burden sharing within the EU? What opportunities and constraints arise from the diversity of national approaches? And how might Ukraine’s integration enhance collective responses to shared threats?  

Introduction:  

H.E.  Daniel  Glunčić,  Ambassador,  Embassy  of  the  Republic  of  Croatia 
H.E. Desislava Naydenova-Gospodinova, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria  

Speakers:  

Ionela  Ciolan,  Research  Officer,  Wilfried  Martens  Centre  for  European  Studies  (online)
Ulrich Schneckener, Professor of International Relations & Peace and Conflict Studies, Osnabrück University 
Thomas Starlinger, former Federal Minister for Defence of Austria, former Security Policy Advisor, Austrian Foreign Ministry, & former Austrian Military Representative to EU and NATO  

Moderator:  

Sebastian Schäffer, Director, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM)  

Refreshments will be served after the discussion. 

This event is implemented in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Vienna.   

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