Marta Kos has been the European Commissioner for Enlargement since 2024. She is responsible for driving the European Union’s enlargement process forward and developing EU relations with countries in the region, including in the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova. Marta Kos previously served as Slovenia’s Ambassador to Switzerland, Germany and Latvia. Prior to that, she was Vice-President for International Relations at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia.

Please note that this fireside chat is taking place as part of the conference: Gateway to the Irish Presidency: Leadership in a Changing Europe. The fireside chat with Marta Kos takes place on the second day of the conference, Friday 12 June from 11a.m. to 11.45a.m.

This conference is organised in collaboration with the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA).

The event is co-funded by the European Union via TEPSA’s ExpressEU project and part of the IIEA’s Future Proofing Europe project, which is supported by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade