Can the candidate status be "entered the league" quickly?Other candidates: Don't hold fantasy, Turkey has "queued" for 23 years

According to reports, on the evening of the 23rd local time, the President of the European Council Michelle announced that the EU Summit agreed to approve Ukraine and Moldova as the EU candidate. Ukrainian President Zelezki posted on social media that this was a unique historical moment in the relations between Ukraine and EU relations, and he thanked EU leaders for his support.

According to reports, Ukraine's status of EU candidates is equivalent to entering the "fast track", which is a "bad news" for the Westbargan country, making these countries feel more marginalized. Albanian Prime Minister Rama issued a advice on Ukraine on the 23rd, don't have "fantasy" about the quickly joining the European Union. Several Westbargan countries, including Albania, have won the status of the EU candidate many years ago and have not yet joined the EU. Georgian Prime Minister Iraqili Garrbashvili said that the candidate qualifications of the EU Parliament are not based on strength, but are driven by the geopolitical situation currently surrounding Russia and Ukraine. Garbashvili said the EU Commission's "emotional" approach to his national candidate qualifications was disappointing.

Being a candidate is just the first step

EU officials: Can't predict the official entry time

According to reports, becoming an EU candidate country is actually only the first formal step to join the EU, and then it needs to conduct procedures such as joining the alliance. And this link requires all member states to agree, and negotiations can be opened, which is often not easy. It is reported that since Croaton's joining the EU in July 2013, there have been no new countries to join the EU in the past 10 years.

▲ Each member country consumes time from submission to the official joining the EU

It is reported that before that, Turkey, Serbia, Albania, North Malayson and Heishan have all won the status of the EU candidate. But after many years of waiting for these five countries, they have not yet officially joined the EU.

Among them, Turkey submitted an application as early as 1987, was awarded the status of the candidate country in 1999, and began to join the league negotiations in 2005. Essence North Maleton was awarded the status of the candidate country in 2005, and Albania was also awarded the status of the candidate country in 2014. The European Council agreed to negotiate with North Malaysia and Albania in March 2020. No start now. The Heishan and Serbia opened negotiations in the Alliance in 2012 and 2014, but neither countries have made great progress in the process of entering the alliance.

It is reported that the negotiations between the candidate country and the EU will involve reforms in multiple fields to ensure that the candidate countries can meet the rules, regulations and standards of the EU in the widespread fields of the EU and the rule of law. The candidate must be formally become a member of the EU after all EU member states are fully agreed with all EU members.

▲ Join the EU's main process

According to reports, the time for candidates to become a formal EU member country depends on the speed and process of negotiation. Data show that the shortest time to enter the European Union is Sweden and Finland. It only takes about 3 years from submitting application to becoming a formal member. Except for 6 start -up members, 7 of the other 21 member states in the European Union have spent more than 10 years from submitting application to becoming a formal member, and the longest time Cyprus and Malta have used it for nearly 14 years. time.

It is reported that the European Union has never previously awarded a "candidate country" to a country with conflict. Some officials believe that before Ukraine ended the conflict, the process of entering the alliance will basically not make progress. EU officials analyzed that as long as the conflict will end, we cannot expect that Ukraine will officially become a member of the European Union.

"Open green lights" to Ukraine

Other candidates: feel "frustrated"

EU members have their own opinions on "whether the EU should expand". According to reports, some EU countries led by Germany believe that "EU expansion" should be the need for geopolitics. It is reported that German Prime Minister Tsugs previously pointed out that the EU should be prepared for expansion. He also pointed out that in order to make the alliance play a greater role, the principle of "most votes passed" should be adopted on the key issues, rather than requiring the whole to pass the same.

▲ On May 21, 2021, the EU flag fluttered outside the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium

However, there are also reports that in recent years, EU countries, including the Netherlands and Denmark, have expressed doubts about the "EU expansion" and believe that it should be sought to slow down the speed of new members to enter the alliance. Sources pointed out that some EU countries believe that some countries may appear on the surface, but they have not actually met the EU requirements. Some officials even privately questioned whether the Westbargan countries, including Albania, had the ability to meet the EU requirements.

According to reports, the leaders of the Westbargan countries such as Albania, Heishan, North Malaysia, and Serbia met their European Union peers during the summit. It is said that these EU officials have reserved attitudes towards the EU's expansion, which slows down The process also increased the "frustration" of these countries. Although at the meeting on the day, the leaders of the EU 27 countries once again conveyed the information of the EU to the EU, and Ukraine became a candidate country in the short term, exacerbating the "exclusion" of the Westbargan country.

It is reported that the Albanian Prime Minister Lama bluntly said, "For Ukraine, it may be a good thing to get a candidate country, but I remind them to quickly join the European Union and do not have too much fantasies." The press conference held after the meeting was held after the meeting. On the top, Lama said that he felt "very regrettable" about the EU's inaction in promoting the "joining the Alliance" of the EU. ▲ Albanian Prime Minister Lama

It is reported that the Westbargan State is now worried about the process of "entering the European Union" and has a sense of "disillusionment." Data show that in Serbia, the public's enthusiasm for joining the EU has been gradually extinguished. According to a poll in April this year, 44%of people are opposed to joining the EU, and 35%of them are in favor of joining the EU.

As soon as Serbia focused on promoting the country's non -profit organization of the European Union, Kovage said that "some countries have stagnated with the European Union's negotiation process" that North Maleon and Albania have reasons to feel uneasy. It is reported that Northern Malaysia even changed the country's name for this, but still as a candidate country for the EU waiting to start a negotiations. Kovac believes that in the case of stagnation of other candidate countries, it is not good news to award the status of Ukraine candidates. Anton, from the anti -corruption supervisory agency Cohu, believes that if the "enrollment" process of the Westbargan country is continuously delayed, they may re -adjust the policies and will be "farther and farther" from the EU.

In addition, officials from the Westbargan State also said that the European Union now has too many conditions for candidate countries, but there are few corresponding returns. A senior EU officials who participated in the meeting also said that many EU officials believed that we could continue to put forward conditions to the Sibergan countries as candidates, and then let them (these countries) complete the conditions before returning. "But this is not possible. These countries may abandon joining the European Union at some point," said the official.

Just a "public relations gimmick"?

Russian media: Turkey is "the lesson of the front car"

"The European Union awarded the status of Ukrainian candidates, as if you introduced your suspicious partner to your parents. Your parents may smile on the surface, but they know that you must not go to the end. What's worse, you are still going to They explained that you can change him/her. "Some media described that the European Union awarded the status of Ukraine candidates, and it looked like a" public relations gimmick. " In fact, a number of EU countries have previously stated that even if Ukraine has become a candidate country, it is far from becoming a formal member of the EU.

▲ French President Macron once said that everyone knows that the entire process will take several years. In fact, it is likely to be decades.

French President Macron had previously stated that Ukraine may take decades to join the European Union. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander Dekro said that granting Ukraine's candidate national status is an "important symbolic information", but he warns that Ukraine will really need "many years" and "a lot of reforms" in Ukraine. He pointed out that Ukraine must carry out a series of changes to meet the EU standards, and the road to joining the EU is "rugged". Feng Delin, the chairman of the European Commission, also said, "From the perspective of the committee, Ukraine clearly shows its desire and determination to meet the European standards." However, she also admits that Ukraine will have to "carry out some important reforms."

The report pointed out that Ukraine's existing "Nazi" problems and rampant corruption problems will all become obstacles to its entry into the European Union. It is reported that European experts at the Atlantic Council have said that corruption means that Ukraine will lose peace. There are also Western experts that Western countries are helping Ukraine to "wash" their corruption.

The report also said that although Ukraine is now "sought after by Western countries, it does not mean that it can quickly join the EU. The report mentioned Turkey-one is a member of NATO, but it has not been able to become a country in the EU formal member states for decades. It is reported that the European Union has quickly awarded the status of Ukrainian candidates, and it is undoubtedly "facing" Turkey. It is reported that Turkey allows NATO and EU countries to establish military bases in their territory and help Europe to solve many refugee problems, but this is not enough for Brussels. It is reported that when asked about the progress of Ankara's joining the European Union this week, Feng Delin replied "no progress." The report pointed out that for many years, the European Union has been delaying the process of Turkey's entry into the league on the grounds of "human rights record", and Ukraine is likely to cause stagnation of the process of entering the Alliance for the same reason.

Red Star News reporter Li Jinrui

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