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The EuroMaidan does not want Western darlings with criminal pasts, who bring 'stability' (Photo: Jordi Bernabeu)

Time for EU to get serious on Ukraine

EU capitals are beginning to reassess the Ukrainian people’s European aspirations, with attitudes shifting from wary “acknowledgements” to consideration of a real enlargement perspective.

The EU is still divided, but more positive messages from Berlin and Brussels, as well as Budapest, Warsaw, and Vilnius, reflect the importance of the popular uprising in Ukraine for the future of the continent. 

It is high time: The EU’s language of “concern” has worn thin on the cold streets of ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The EuroMaidan does not want Western darlings with criminal pasts, who bring 'stability' (Photo: Jordi Bernabeu)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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