President Volodymyr Zelensky approved the law on July 22 despite large-scale protests against the law, which critics say undermines years of pro-democracy reforms.
I always was a bit confused by people that said “Ukraine deserves to join the EU already”.
Yeah, we can all agree we should support it as much as possible against Russia, but joining the EU is not something you deserve, but something you work towards by aligning yourself with it on a multitude of levels.
If we would add new countries without following that process, the EU would get even less manageable than it already is. 😢
I hope Ukraine can get there, but getting rid of anti-corruption measures is not it.
Exactly. I’m all for helping Ukraine protecting itself. I for sure don’t want Ukraine in the EU before some serious reforms for the EU and for Ukraine.
I’ve been telling people I spoke to about the whole situation in Ukraine and there’s 2 simple things:
The 2 and distinctively different and should not affect each other.
I always was a bit confused by people that said “Ukraine deserves to join the EU already”.
Yeah, we can all agree we should support it as much as possible against Russia, but joining the EU is not something you deserve, but something you work towards by aligning yourself with it on a multitude of levels. If we would add new countries without following that process, the EU would get even less manageable than it already is. 😢 I hope Ukraine can get there, but getting rid of anti-corruption measures is not it.
Exactly. I’m all for helping Ukraine protecting itself. I for sure don’t want Ukraine in the EU before some serious reforms for the EU and for Ukraine.