For the sixth Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels on Wednesday, the EU should better differentiate between slow and fast reformers, deepen integration of the 'Association Trio' (Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia), and address the burning security issues in .
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked his Georgian counterpart Salome Zurabishvili for ‘a strong statement of solidarity and support’. Zelensky made his statement in response to Salome Zurabishvili who has reaffirmed her ‘full support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine’ - a friend and an Association Trio partner of Georgia.
The EU’s Eastern Partnership has brought tangible benefits to its member countries but does not reflect today’s geopolitical realities. The approaching summit is a chance to tailor the initiative to partners’ diverging needs.