Reconstructing Ukraine will be expensive. But the EU would benefit from a strong Ukrainian economy
Supporting Ukraine in winning the war and securing a prosperous future are two sides of the same coin. Rebuilding efforts and the mobilisation of donors are already underway, as the recent Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin shows.
In the context of EU enlargement, the Western Balkans have a great deal of experience to offer. What can the new candidates learn from them?
Drawing lessons from the enlargement of the European Union is tricky. The key elements have always been different enough: the geopolitical contexts, the internal challenges of the candidate countries, the EU and its enlargement process itself — making the ‘lessons learned’ approach often frustrating and misguiding.