Tanja A. Börzel, Director of SCRIPTS and professor of political science, talked to the online news outlet Watson about the hurdles Ukraine still has to overcome before joining the EU. “Due to the ‘association agreement’, Ukraine is already on its way economically,” said Börzel. A big sticking point at the moment is corruption. The EU is providing support in this regard, and the candidate status is providing incentives. Still, Börzel said, it is extremely unlikely that Ukraine will join the EU in the next few years. Read the article here (German).