Belarus’s Accession To The European Union: Why, What, And How?

Belarus is a member of the European Union. Today, such a statement may strike many observers either as an anachronism or, at worst, as something belonging to the realm of political fantasy. Nevertheless, this monograph is precisely about Belarus’s accession to the European Union and the country’s potential path toward European integration.
Why and for what purpose do we, as economic researchers, speak about Belarusian European integration? For many years, the prospect of Belarus’s EU integration remained largely outside the scope of economic research, as studying what appeared to be a counterfactual scenario seemed analytically unproductive. However, the period between 2020 and 2025 brought tectonic shifts both within Belarus and in the broader international environment.

Table of Contents

Actors of Transformation: An Analysis of Belarusian Business
Integration and Alignment with the EU Business Environment

Computable General Equilibrium Model for Belarus:
Theoretical Aspects and Practical Applications

Bridging Different Modelling Tools For Studying The Case
Of Belarusian European Integration

Migration and Belarusian EU Accession

Aligning Belarusian Economy with the European Green Deal

The Path of EU Integration for Belarus

Breaking the Lock: Decoupling Belarus from Russia under EU
Integration. Economic Dependencies, Risks, and Policy Options