Ukraine and Moldova have taken a huge step towards EU membership – but these hazards lie ahead

By Nora Siklodi, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth
Nándor Révész, Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth

The European Commission has confirmed its support for opening the formal accession process for Ukraine and Moldova to become members of the European Union and for other nations in the western Balkans to move forward with their own bids.

The wider context of war in Ukraine is a potent setup for commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s preference for a geopolitical…

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