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HAJKO, Juraj. French attitude to Ukraine’s EU membership : from indifference through securitisation to alternatives. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2024, neuveden, neuveden, p. 1-16. ISSN 1478-2804. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2024.2351064.

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Basic information
Original name	French attitude to Ukraine’s EU membership : from indifference through securitisation to alternatives
Authors	HAJKO, Juraj.
Edition	Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Abingdon, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2024, 1478-2804.

Other information
Original language	English
Type of outcome	Article in a journal
Field of Study	50601 Political science
Country of publisher	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW	URL
Impact factor	Impact factor: 1.300 in 2022
Organization unit	Faculty of Social Studies
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2024.2351064
UT WoS	999
Keywords in English	France; Ukraine; EU; European political community; enlargement
Tags	online first
Tags	International impact, Reviewed
Changed by	Changed by: Mgr. Blanka Farkašová, učo 97333. Changed: 5/6/2024 09:52.

Abstract
After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, EU enlargement rebounded from the sidelines to take centre stage in the European debate. The overall support of the EU towards Kyiv was framed by a sudden moral imperative to help Ukraine enter the EU even though it had been stuck in the perpetual waiting room of Eastern Partnership for quite some time. France repeatedly attempted to form a pan-European body and created the European Political Community (EPC), allegedly intended primarily to help Ukraine. However, France has had an ambiguous attitude to EU enlargement which is domestically a politically sensitive topic. We examined to what extent a rationalist or securitisation-driven stance to EU enlargement prevails in France. To do so, an analysis of the geopolitical ambitions of France in Central and Eastern Europe together with its pan-European projects such as EPC was carried out. Our analysis proves that despite all the political statements of support for the EU candidate states, the French ruling elite and society do not favour enlargement. Potential member states are securitised in the political discourse and potential cons of their entry are emphasised. Moreover, French president Emmanuel Macron openly stated he expects the accession process of Ukraine would take decades.

Abstract

After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, EU enlargement rebounded from the sidelines to take centre stage in the European debate. The overall support of the EU towards Kyiv was framed by a sudden moral imperative to help Ukraine enter the EU even though it had been stuck in the perpetual waiting room of Eastern Partnership for quite some time. France repeatedly attempted to form a pan-European body and created the European Political Community (EPC), allegedly intended primarily to help Ukraine. However, France has had an ambiguous attitude to EU enlargement which is domestically a politically sensitive topic. We examined to what extent a rationalist or securitisation-driven stance to EU enlargement prevails in France. To do so, an analysis of the geopolitical ambitions of France in Central and Eastern Europe together with its pan-European projects such as EPC was carried out. Our analysis proves that despite all the political statements of support for the EU candidate states, the French ruling elite and society do not favour enlargement. Potential member states are securitised in the political discourse and potential cons of their entry are emphasised. Moreover, French president Emmanuel Macron openly stated he expects the accession process of Ukraine would take decades.

Links
MUNI/A/1475/2023, interní kód MU	Name: Perspektivy evropské integrace v kontextu globální politiky VI
MUNI/A/1475/2023, interní kód MU	Investor: Masaryk University, Perspectives of the European integration in the context of Global Politics VI