Is The EU’s Shaky Eastern Neighbourhood Ready For Enlargement?

Flag of Ukraine. The conflict in Ukraine has refocused attention on the countries around the European Union, and there is now even talk of allowing Ukraine to join the EU. MAX KUKURUDZIAK/UNSPLASH

The war in Ukraine has renewed attention for the European Union’s neighbourhood, as there now even seems to be serious consideration to allow Ukraine into the European Union. Previously, this was utter fiction.

In a long piece on Ukraine’s chances to join, the Financial Times reports that “over breakfast in late June at the five-star Hotel Amigo in Brussels, the most powerful leaders of the EU began in earnest their discussions on how to bring Ukraine into the club.”