Wider Europe

Time for new elections to break the deadlock in Ukraine

  • Andrew Wilson
  • Commentary

The EU should be aware of how much criticism it is getting on the ground. By not imposing sanctions after the US and Canada have already done so, the EU is doing real damage to its reputation in the region. If the Ukrainian protestors lose faith in the EU, then a more inward-looking struggle will get even uglier.

European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2014

  • François Godement, Richard Gowan, Hans Kundnani, Mark Leonard, Daniel Levy, Kadri Liik
  • Publication

A comprehensive assessment of European foreign policy

Can Europe protect the Euromaidan?

  • Andrew Wilson
  • Commentary

Events in Ukraine have taken a dramatic change for the worse. European choice is under threat but the threat now comes as much from the Yanukovych regime’s struggle to survive as it does from Russian pressure.

After Vilnius: Why the EU needs to rethink its Eastern Partnership

  • Stefan Meister
  • Commentary

The decision of the Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovitch not to sign the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement has plunged the EU into a deep crisis. Seen in its most positive light, this shock offers a potential “new start” for the policy. The EU should seize this chance.

Ukraine and Bulgaria show power of EU model

  • Dimitar Bechev
  • Commentary

There are still countries in Europe where protestors enthusiastically wave the EU's star-studded flag rather than burning it in anger. These days Kiev's embattled EuroMaidan is as much the heart of the Union as the Schuman roundabout in Brussels. So who said Europe lacks a story and a cause?

The Ukrainian #Euromaidan

  • Andrew Wilson
  • Commentary

The outcome of the protests in Ukraine is uncertain. President Yanukovych is exploring re-negotiation with the EU; the opposition is getting more organised. But how should the EU and the world react to the situation in Ukraine?

4 Dec

Ukraine and the Eastern Partnership after Vilnius

  • ECFR London

After Ukraine's decision to suspend negotiations on signing an Association Agreement/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the EU, where does the country and the Eastern Partnership go from here?