The recent emergency support package for Ukraine from the European Union, as part of its global response to the coronavirus outbreak, was certainly welcome news. The COVID-19 pandemic will jolt the EU into a new reality filled with numerous new challenges and unforeseen opportunities. To successfully face this new reality, the EU leadership will require a clear vision, as well as the courage to act boldly and in a timely manner.

Ukraine’s full membership in the EU is part of the new reality that will improve the EU’s future in the best interests of all its member states.