nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/2a5dbeef79e144d3 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260528s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/2a5dbeef79e144d3 doi eng 342 23 van Elsuwege, Peter Author aut Towards an “Associate Membership” Status for Ukraine? van Elsuwege, Peter Verfassungsblog 2026-05-28 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In a recent letter addressed to the Cypriot Council Presidency and the leaders of the European Commission and the European Council, German Chancellor Friederich Merz proposed a status of “associate membership” for Ukraine. This “innovative solution” is presented as an intermediate step towards full membership. Whereas the political inspiration of Merz’s proposal is clear, its translation into practice raises significant questions. CC BY-SA 4.0 Russian War against Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine EU accession Petrov, Roman Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/towards-an-associate-membership-status-for-ukraine/ raw object