The prospect of further enlargement presents the EU with multiple institutional, policy, and financial dilemmas. The successful integration of Ukraine and other candidate countries will require pragmatism, reforms, and transitional arrangements.

The European Commission president’s remarks will be a guide for understanding how she might navigate upcoming turbulence.

Russia’s war of aggression has brought Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia closer to EU membership. To play an effective role in the democratization of these three countries, the EU needs a differentiated approach based on the political dynamics of each state.

Sensing the changing mood, many left-wing parties and politicians in Moldova have begun criticizing the war and reversing their pro-Russian positions.

Philip Remler joins Stewart to unpack the situation in Moldova and its relationship to the war in Ukraine.

Moldova lacks technical and administrative capacity required for EU accession. Brussels needs to do much more to put its European perspective on track.