WSJ: the EU has nothing to offer Ukraine and Georgia, in addition to solidarity

At the recent summit of "Eastern partnership" Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have not reached the goals that They pursued. Moreover, they don't guarantee entry into the European Union. About this Juris skin and Laurence Norman in the publication "EU conference on Eastern neighbours offers solidarity, not more than" for The wall Street Journal.

Recent Riga summit of the Eastern partnership has demonstrated that European leaders "prefer not to make any promises that countries such as Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, have the opportunity to become members of the European Union," the authors write.

at the same time the leaders of these States insisted on the inclusion in the final conclusions of the summit such provisions, which would help inform their citizens that painful reforms eventually will lead them into the European club, " - emphasizes the log.

instead of a visa-free regime and the extension of the partnership, indicate skin and Norman, the final conclusion of the summit " does not provide any promises of membership in the EU, but instead contains the wording that the summit acknowledges the European aspirations and European choice of its partners ".

in addition, the authors of the material, the European Union has long been divided regarding the question of whether to grant membership to new countries.

"some countries in the East of the EU, including Poland and the Baltic States, are in favour of this decision. Others, including influential Western countries of the EU, have long rejected this prospect ", - reported in the publication.

European Commission, reminiscent of the magazine, does not provide for the extension unit up to 2020.

"They are not ready. We are not ready. But the process goes " - so explained the situation to the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.

The European Union announced the launch of the program "Eastern partnership" in 2009. The program is aimed at deepening ties with six countries: Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia and Azerbaijan. In 2014 the EU signed a broad trade and political agreement with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. At the same time communication between the EU and Belarus, Armenia and Azerbaijan remain difficult and challenging.


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