Russia’s war against Ukraine has led the EU-27 to grant Kyiv EU-candidate status quickly - even hastily, in the view of … uncertain outcome, takes centre stage. For the EU this means supporting Ukraine militarily as well as financially and helping to … organise international aid for reconstruction. Given this context, we should expect the EU not simply to adhere to the usual …

Now that the European Council has given the green light to opening EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova … neither compromises on the Copenhagen criteria for EU membership nor shortcuts along the path to acces­sion. What is more …