‼️ The EU Commission paves the way for #Ukraine to gain (conditional) candidate status in record time‼️
Yet that recognition of candidate status may be more symbolic than structural: it may never lead to full membership.
Here’s why 🧵
Yet that recognition of candidate status may be more symbolic than structural: it may never lead to full membership.
Here’s why 🧵
Today is a moment of truth one for Ukraine, which has invested so much of its political future on a closer relationship with Europe.
There’s political momentum to have #EUCO uniting behind the recognition of candidate status
There’s political momentum to have #EUCO uniting behind the recognition of candidate status
Despite the lack of a fast track procedure, the EU Commission delivered in record time a positive opinion on 🇺🇦 swift submission to candidate status, in unprecedented conditions (candidate country is at war)
This Opinion followed the traditional model: it consists of a structural assessment against established criteria and builds on knowledge and experience gained through many years of close cooperation of the EU with Ukraine.
While #EUCO is likely to grant candidate status, there’s no guarantee #Ukraine will ever comply with the imposed conditions and even less that the final destination of travel be full membership
Read the commission opinion (memo) ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…
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