tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post2042763012424580627..comments2023-11-05T13:07:03.784+02:00Comments on foreign notes: Preparing for the worst?Scott W. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047386631227542689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-54024695268873935682011-12-10T08:04:41.893+02:002011-12-10T08:04:41.893+02:00Europe should set down the criteria in which Ukrai...Europe should set down the criteria in which Ukraine must first meet in order for it to be considered for membership .<br /><br />The EU must insist that Ukraine undertake constitutional, judicial and parliamentary reform as recommend by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the Venice Commission. Ukraine must remove presidential authority and adopt a full democratic parliamentary system of governance along the lines adopted by Estonia and Latvia. The Judiciary must be independent at arms length from government and integrated into the European judicial system. <br /><br />Until and only then should Ukraine be considered for EU membership <br /><br />25 out of 27 EU states are Parliamentary democracies. <br /><br />Croatia is soon to become an EU member, having recently been approved to become a member in 2013. Croatia is also a Parliamentary democracy.UkrTodayhttp://ukrainetoday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com