Author (Person) | Scazzieri, Luigi |
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Publisher | Centre for European Reform (CER) |
Series Title | CER Bulletin |
Series Details | Number 144 |
Publication Date | June/July 2022 |
Content Type | Research Paper |
Summary: One effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February was to prompt Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to apply for EU membership, pushing enlargement to the top of the EU agenda. At their Versailles summit in March, EU leaders affirmed that Ukraine “belongs to our European family”, tasking the European Commission with assessing the Georgian, Moldovan and Ukrainian applications. The three countries have completed ’application questionnaires’, and EU leaders must decide how to respond. The EU’s relations with its neighbours have long been held back by the dysfunctional accession process and by the lack of appealing alternatives to membership. The war in Ukraine should finally spur the EU to reform the way it enlarges and embrace new models of integration. The Union and its neighbours would be stronger for it. |
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https://www.cer.eu/publications/archive/bulletin-article/2022/will-eu-rethink-enlargement
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Subject Tags | EU Enlargement, European Neighbourhood Policy [ENP], Regional Dimension |
Countries / Regions | Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine |
International Organisations | European Union [EU] |