Western nations are more hesitant on Ukraine's EU ambitions, while eastern member states are pushing for progress.
has left the bloc struggling to square its support for Ukraine with the concerns of western member states, many of which are skeptical of enlargement and wary of setting a precedent of"fast-track" membership.
and his top officials to call for an accelerated process, an appeal which appears to have fallen flat.has acted with unprecedented speed to begin Ukraine's membership process. But there appears a deeper unwillingness among some western EU nations to throw their substantial weight behind a new wave of enlargement, whether for Ukraine or any of the other nine nations that wish to join.
EU stalwarts are worried of opening the door to nations which have not yet been able to fully curb corruption and organized crime, putting further strain on the EU's budget via structural funds, and likely encouraging more westward migration. But it is the apparent western reluctance towards enlargement, whether fast or slow, that is perturbing their eastern allies.For some EU nations—particularly those in the east who have so benefited from recent accession and are well aware of the Russian threat—the war on Ukraine trumps institutional concerns.that a high-level meeting between Latvian and Estonian diplomats took place this week, in which Ukrainian EU membership was discussed.
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