EUROPEAN STUDIES, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SECURITY STUDIES, pages: 107 - 138, 2025

L'espace Integrationniste Européen Dans Le Contexte Des Nouveaux Processus D'expansion Géopolitique

Doi: https://doi.org/10.58603/IGLH7090

Rezumat: The European integration process Currently, under the conditions of the new geopolitical realities present on the European continent, conditioned in particular by the emergence on February 24, 2022 of the Russian-Ukrainian war, it has contributed to the acceleration of the European Union's relations with the states of the Balkans, including also with the states of Eastern Europe - Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. In the last decades, the process of European integration has become a subject of increased interest. Nine states from this area have expressed their desire to become members of the European Union. In order to align with European standards and values, the candidate states for joining the European integrationist space are making efforts to implement reforms in various areas, including electoral legislation, the judicial system, the fight against corruption and organized crime, as well as the improvement of detention conditions. However, the process of European integration is not without challenges and obstacles, and some states have made slower progress than others.
Thus, the primary objective of this article is to analyze the current situation of the states that hold the status of candidate for joining the EU space, including highlighting the degree of preparation of the states for joining the European integrationist space, as well as highlighting the problems faced by the candidate states for joining.