Thousands of Ukrainians braved clubs and bullets last year to show they wanted a European future for their country; this week’s Eastern Partnership summit in Riga will likely show them that the door still isn’t open.
According to signals from Brussels, the EU is not only going to avoid mentioning Ukraine’s possible membership, something EU diplomats have gone into contortions to avoid spelling out in the past, but has even decided to postpone the introduction of a visa-free regime for Ukraine and Georgia.
The draft resolution of the Riga summit, leaked before the event, is significantly less ambitious in comparison with the …read more
Source: European Voice
