Croatia rejects Ukraine joining EU by year-end, calls 2027 membership unrealistic
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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Apr 24
Croatia rejects Ukraine joining EU by year-end, calls 2027 membership unrealistic
7 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Apr 24
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, speaking at the European Council in Cyprus, stated Ukraine's EU accession by January 2027 is not realistic.
Despite Croatia's traditional support for Ukraine, this stance highlights ongoing divisions among EU member states regarding Ukraine’s membership timeline.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy maintains that Ukraine deserves full EU membership, emphasizing the country’s defense of shared European values amid continued debate within the bloc.
Can Ukraine meet EU standards by 2030, or is that timeline too optimistic?
Is rejecting partial membership a gamble that could leave Ukraine out in the cold?
With Orbán gone, will Hungary's new leader truly unblock Ukraine's path to membership?
Will EU farmers accept a deal that brings Ukrainian agriculture into the single market?
Is a 'two-tier' Europe the only way to save the EU's enlargement project?
How can the EU expand eastward without first fixing its own internal gridlock?