Articles by Matis Poussardin

April 1, 2026

🧭 Why EU agencies can make enlargement tangible

Matis Poussardin

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine made EU enlargement a strategic necessity without altering its merit-based rules. The tension between urgency and strict conditionality endures. Matis Poussardin argues that EU agencies can bridge this gap by enabling gradual, sector-specific participation in EU governance without lowering accession standards

Matis Poussardin

PhD Candidate, University of Geneva

Matis specialises in European integration and the external governance of the European Union.

His research delves into the dynamics of EU enlargement, regional integration in Europe, and the development of transgovernmental cooperation.

Matis’ most recent journal articles include:

The Agencies of the European Union: A Glimmer of Hope for Enlargement?

Beyond Formal Agreements: EU Agencies’ Cooperation with Third Countries

ORCiD

Agencies, Networks and Decentralized Regional Integration in Europe
Research Handbook on International Bureaucracies
Edward Elgar, 2026

External Differentiated Integration: Institutionalizing Third-Country Participation in the EU
The Routledge Handbook of European Union Politics
Routledge, 2026

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