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Why Ukraine must become EU Candidate

SCRIPTS director Tanja A. Börzel and SCRIPTS Senior Professor Thomas Risse reason why the EU, from a perspective of EU integration research, must give Ukraine a credible membership perspective in order to anchor liberal democracy from the outside. “Accession conditionality is the only EU instrument that has proven effective in building peace and promoting democracy abroad. For it to remain effective, the EU must deliver on its promises.” The guest commentary has been published at the blog of The Center for Liberal Moder­nity (LibMod), a German civil society think tank. Read the article here.

News from Jun 09, 2022