European integration – UA: Ukraine Analytica

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MUNICIPAL READINESS FOR
EU CLIMATE ACTION IN WARTIME
UKRAINE

Ukraine’s recovery and EU integration are unfolding amid conditions of war, placing Ukrainian municipalities at the centre of implementing climate and reconstruction policies. This article examines municipal readiness for EU-funded climate initiatives, drawing on evidence from the Horizon Europe–funded project Ukraine towards Carbon Neutrality. The analysis highlights how cities continue to advance climate strategies, develop…

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THE IMPERFECT ACCESSION: ROMANIA
AND BULGARIA AS PRECEDENTS
FOR UKRAINE’S EARLY ENTRY

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the EU in 2007 was driven by geopolitical priorities that took precedence over a strictly merit-based process. In a similar vein, Ukraine and Moldova were granted candidate status in 2022 amidst the ongoing Russian aggression, a threat which made the euro-integration process less predictable. This situation highlights the…

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ENLARGEMENT UNDER FIRE: HOW UKRAINE’S CANDIDACY IS REWIRING EU INTEGRATION AND INTERNAL REFORM

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has turned European Union enlargement from a slow technocratic process into a central instrument of European security. This article argues that Ukraine’s candidacy is pushing the union beyond the classic linear accession model towards a staged integration process, in which security cooperation, sectoral economic access, reconstruction support and governance conditionality…

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UKRAINE’S EUROPEAN INTEGRATION POLICY IN PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF NATIONAL MINORITIES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Ukraine continues to fulfil its European commitments in terms of the protection of national minorities, combating discrimination, racism and xenophobia, through active international engagement and systematic cooperation with EU institutions. Steps have been taken to systematically implement European standards concerning the rights of national minorities. Measures were implemented to advance the Roadmap on the Role…

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BEYOND MORAL SUPPORT: UKRAINE’S RECOVERY IN LIGHT OF ITS ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION

Following Russia’s war of aggression, Ukraine faces the monumental task of rebuilding its infrastructure and institutions. Despite the ongoing conflict, the European Union has granted Ukraine candidate status for membership, highlighting a resilient partnership. Looking at the post-war recovery experiences of Serbia and Kosovo, and their ongoing trajectories towards EU membership, this paper explores the…

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SECURITY THROUGH OTHER MEANS? PROSPECTS FOR EUROPEAN-UKRAINIAN DEFENCE INTEGRATION

The 2009 Treaty of Lisbon introduced a concept known as the “Common Security and Defence Policy” to the legal structures of the European Union. While not initially envisioned as a military pact, the Treaty of Lisbon saw the expansion of the EU’s policy purview and laid the groundwork for the European Union to act as…

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EU VALUE PROMOTION AND THE ‘ASSOCIATED’ EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD: STATE OF THE ART, LEGITIMACY CHALLENGES, AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE

The article explores the state of the EU’s value promotion in the ‘associated’ Eastern Neighbourhood countries (Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia) with a special emphasis on legitimacy challenges, arising due to the current ‘overlapping’ crises in the EU. The contribution identifies conceptual clarity of foundational values, an emphasis on functional cooperation, stronger linkage among conflict resolution,…

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EAST EUROPEAN REGIONAL IDENTITY: MYTH OR REALITY?

The political and economic fragmentation of the EU, intensified by the migrant crisis, leads to the intensification of nationalism and regionalism. In this context, East European common historical heritage as well as current economic and security challenges encourage speculations that enhanced regionalization may bring additional resources to empower resilience capacity of the regional countries. Given…

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THE IDEA OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND THE CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF UKRAINE WITH THE EU

The main goal of this paper is to analyse cross-border cooperation (CBC) of Ukraine with the EU in order to present a set of ideas and activities, which turned the EU into a key actor of multi-level cooperation. The main research questions are the following: researching the aims of cross-border cooperation of the EU and…

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WE HAVE EXPERIENCE THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO UKRAINE

Interview with H.E. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia to Ukraine Juris Poik?ns for UA: Ukraine Analytica What Is, In Your Opinion, The Main Indicator Of The Level And Success In Bilateral Relations? Latvia and Ukraine are traditional partners and friends in various fields. We do not have any open difficult issues or historical disagreements….

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