1、BRIEFING What Think Tanks are Thinking 16 June 2022 EPRS|European Parliamentary Research Service Author:Marcin Grajewski Strategy and Innovation Unit PE 733.542 EN Ukraines application to join the EU EU Heads of State or Government will discuss war-torn Ukraines bid to join the EU when they meet at
2、a regular European Council meeting in Brussels next week.The leaders are expected to discuss Ukraines request to gain the status of official EU candidate along with French President Emmanuel Macrons plan to create a European Political Community,with Ukraine as a member,as news media have reported,qu
3、oting draft Council conclusions.The meeting on 23-24 June is unlikely to make any firm decisions on either of the two proposals,the quoted draft conclusions suggest.EU enlargement,which had been on the backburner for some years,returned to the spotlight after Russia attacked Ukraine on 24 February.H
4、aving failed to conquer Ukraine quickly,Russia is now concentrating its war effort in the south-eastern provinces of the country.This note gathers links to recent publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on Russias war on Ukraine.Earlier analyses of the implications of the w
