Towards an “Associate Membership” Status for Ukraine? van Elsuwege, Peter Author aut Petrov, Roman Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-05-28 eng
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 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 van Elsuwege, Peter Russian War against Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine EU accession 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/towards-an-associate-membership-status-for-ukraine/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/2a5dbeef79e144d3 260528 10.59704/2a5dbeef79e144d3 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)