Three Issues Ukraine Must Change to Become an EU Member

In order to become a European Union Member State, all EU members must be in unilateral support of the country in question becoming a Member. If one country chooses to veto membership, then Ukraine’s hopes will be postponed — or lost.

So, it’s good to look at these issues in detail and see areas where Ukraine can seek improvement in order to become a Member.

When it comes to issues that EU Member States may choose to veto, three key concerns come to mind:

1. Ukraine’s economic conditions both prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion and after,
2. Ukraine’s problem with corruption, which make it presently unfit to attain membership status, and
3. the binding Defense Clause that requires Member States to do everything in their power to defend EU states.

I will discuss each in turn.

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Three Key Issues Ukraine Must Resolve

1. The Economy

Firstly, we have to take into account the economy of Ukraine prior to the full-scale invasion and the grievous impact Russian bombing and shelling has caused in recent months.

Prior to February 24, Ukraine’s GDP per capita rivaled that of Egypt and Indonesia, placing it 37th…