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Smart Take | Ukraine Moves One Step Closer to EU Membership

The European Union executive released an assessment of progress on Ukraine鈥檚 bid to join the bloc. Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Georgia鈥檚 bids for membership were also reviewed. Robin Quinville, Director of the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 Global Europe Program, provides an overview of the EU鈥檚 decision. She comments on Ukraine鈥檚 progress towards fulfilling the bloc鈥檚 demands, how other candidate countries fared, and the significance behind the progress report. Some analysts expect that EU leaders will agree to opening official membership negotiations with Ukraine in early 2024.

Global Europe Program

The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe鈥檚 capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe鈥檚 relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include 鈥淯kraine in Europe鈥濃攁n examination of what it will take to make Ukraine鈥檚 European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe鈥檚 energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program鈥檚 staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media.   Read more

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