European Commission Recommends Including Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia in EU Enlargement Policy
European Commission Recommends Including Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia in EU Enlargement Policy

Author(s): Tomasz Żornaczuk
Subject(s): International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ukraine; Moldova; Georgia; EC; European Commission; EU; enlargement policy;
Summary/Abstract: On 17 June, the European Commission (EC) recommended granting Ukraine and Moldova candidate status for EU membership and an accession perspective for Georgia. A positive decision of the European Council at the summit on 23-24 June is likely after the visit to Ukraine of the leaders of France and Germany, among others. They joined the Central European countries in expressing their support for candidate status for Ukraine. Poland, which supports EU enlargement in the Balkans as well as bringing its eastern neighbours closer to the EU, has the competence to actively engage in this policy in its new, eastern dimension.

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