Our guest is Gerald Knaus – founder and chairman of European Stability Initiative, a Berlin-based think-tank that works with the future of European enlargement and author of the award-winning SPIEGEL bestseller “What Borders Do We Need?”.

We learned from Gerald:

⭐️ Will negotiations for Ukraine's accession to the EU begin in 2023?

⭐️ Did the war destroy some stereotypes about Ukraine?

⭐️ Why is the EU interested in Ukraine's European integration as well?

⭐️ How will the EU "punish" countries that tend toward authoritarianism, such as Hungary?

⭐️ Can these penalties be applied to new members of the Union?

⭐️ What should the transparent and effective reconstruction of Ukraine be like?

⭐️ What lessons from post-war reconstruction of Germany could be useful for Ukraine?