Ukraine’s future with the EU

Ukraine is an official EU candidate since June 2022. In
mid-December 2023, the leaders of EU countries are meeting to
discuss whether to start official accession talks.

In this episode of the Sound of Economics, recorded on December 8
2023, Rebecca Christie invites Zsolt Darvas and Heather
Grabbe to look at the timeframe for the talks, the procedures and
the criteria needed for Ukraine’s accession into the EU. They
also discuss the costs of enlargement and what it might mean for
the EU. Finally, they acknowledge the necessity for the union to
show its solidarity with Ukraine, by opening official accession
talks, helping the country to improve and reconstruct itself; and
welcoming it to the EU when it has met the accession
requirements.