The case of Ukraine's candidacy to the EU : Prgressive policy towards the eastern neighbourhood as a conerstone of the EU's stability and security Andriy Korniychuk [Recurso electrónico]

March 2023

Bibliografía: p. 38-43

The future of Europe as a stable, democratic, prosperous, peaceful, valued-based community that is embedded in a well-functioning multilateral system of global governance depends on the success of Ukraine's post-war transformation into a modern, resilient democracy, which eventually succeeds in its full European integration. While I strongly believe Ukraine's European path must lead to another (eastern) enlargement, such an outcome is not predestined. Across the two main sections of the policy study, I argue that a stronger progressive mindset and actions will be needed to turn Ukraine's recovery into an EU membership success story, instead of fuelling frustration on both sides, which will ultimately play into the hands of populists and Eurosceptics, undermining the EU's internal stability and its credibility as a global actor.