Why the EU needs a new approach to accession

The article from Engjellushe Morina considers that recent applications for EU membership from Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova have raised questions about the duration and viability of the EU enlargement process and that, at the same time, the future of the EU’s enlargement policy will also depend on the outcome of the war in Ukraine. To ensure that enlargement remains an effective instrument at a time of heightened competition between great powers, the EU will need to judiciously manage frustrations to its east and in the Western Balkans.