If we focus too much on the eastern border, we risk losing attention to the southern one
Arturo Varvelli highlights the importance for the EU to continue to focus also on the Southern Neighbourhood
Media mentions – European Neighbourhood Policy
If the European Union wants to live up to its ambitions in its immediate vicinity, it should invest in the enlargement process rather than create new formats for summit meetings
I think if there were a fast track [for Ukraine], then it would provoke some uproar from the western Balkan countries, who have been in the antechamber of this candidate status for a while now
Piotr Buras comments on the European Council leaders’ summit
The Balkans will want the Union to reaffirm its promise that they will not take second place behind Ukraine and Moldova
Marie Dumoulin comments on Ukraine’s candidacy status and its implications for other EU applicants
It’s such an abstract discussion with no practical costs – it’s a free-for-all
Draghi is trying to conceptualise the role the EU should play in this crisis, while Scholz is focusing on the mechanics,
Susi Dennison lays out how Europe’s power balance is shifting with leaders like Scholz and Draghi
There is a danger that the West’s solidarity with Ukraine will trump its previous support for the Belarusian opposition. Indeed, the Belarusian democratic movement may find it harder to gain attention
Pavel Slunkin and Andrew Wilson’s analysis on Belarus’ government’s support for Russia on the invasion of Ukraine