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"Western EU
Leaders are publicly Supporting Ukraine against its War with Russia while privately
they are worried about the cost." Al-Jazeera
European
leaders are gathered to discuss the Ukrainian inclusion in EU. President of EU
and some members are happy to welcome Ukraine but others are privately less
enthusiastic about the inclusion due to high cost of the war.
Let us discuss
the reality and what the are the difficulties for Ukraine to become member of EU:
There has been plenty
of financial and military in Europe for Ukraine last year since the Russia has
invaded. This was seen as battleground between East and the West. But Kyiv is
looking for a support on another front as well.
A country that
was aspirant to join Soviet Union in the past is now eager to join EU. EU shares
economic, trade, travel and employment interests of the member states.
European Commission
President, Ursula Von Der Leyen has expressed its willingness to include
Ukraine but to make it possible does not seems to simple as there is less
enthusiasm among the other members.
There are
concerns about the cost of the war as well as corruption in Ukraine. It also
raise another question that how an enlarge EU would function in the future.
According to
Sonia Gallego from Granada, Spain, first day on the arrival of the Ukrainian
President Vladmir Zelensky, gives a sign that Ukraine issue will be the central
point of the talks among EU leaders along the multiples issues like security
and migration that the EU is facing. .
Along the issue
of enlargement of EU, there is another of agriculture while Ukraine is majorly
an agricultural state that has the capacity of heavy production of food. Discussing
the agricultural policy of EU will be on the agenda.
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