The EU plans to begin negotiations on Ukraine’s accession in June and is counting on effective anti-corruption efforts. The head of the EU Consultative Mission in Ukraine, Rolf M. Hay Pereira Holmboe, said that negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU can begin in June. He emphasized that the most difficult ... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #fightingcorruption #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU
The European integration of Ukraine will become a priority during the Polish EU presidency; in Hungary, support for Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic course increases. President of Poland Andrzej Duda emphasized the need to support the EU accession processes of Ukraine, Moldova, and the countries of the Western Balkans. “Our priority next year during the presi... #AndrzejDuda #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #SupportUkraine #UkraineEU
Ukraine’s accession to the EU will trigger a reform of the bloc’s Unified Agricultural Policy, said the Minister of Agriculture of Poland, Czeslaw Siekierski. “Ukrainian authorities will soon start negotiations on joining the EU. This process will force the EU to reform the Unified Agricu... #AgroEU #agroUkraine #AssociationwithEU #CzesławSiekierski #EUfarmers #UkraineEU
Ukraine must “cut” its agricultural sector to join the EU. As Politico writes, tariffs on imported Ukrainian agricultural products, which are currently under discussion, are necessary to correct the “inequality” in the trade balance between Ukrain... #agroUkraine #AndrzejHalicki #AssociationwithEU #EUfarmers #UkraineEU
The government has named five key sectors of Ukraine as future EU members. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal singles out five sectors – defense, energy, agriculture, raw materials, and digital – in which Ukraine hopes to declare itself a future member of th... #agroUkraine #AssociationwithEU #DenysShmyhal #energyukraine #UkraineEconomy #UkrainianEnterprises
Ukraine has fulfilled all of the EC’s recommendations that are required to approve the negotiating framework for EU accesion, said Prime Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna. She added that the last legislative act was approved on Monday, which was necessary to complete the implementation of lobbying reco... #AssociationwithEU #EUmembership #EuropeanIntegration #OlhaStefanishyna #UkraineEU
Analysts predict how Ukraine’s accession to the EU would affect the growth of the Ukrainian economy. According to the NBU, the Ukrainian economy will increase by 7%, and the GDP per person will be $15,500 within a decade after the country’s accession to the EU with the rapid implementation of a... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #nbu #UkraineDevelopment #UkraineEconomy #UkraineEU
The EC is preparing a draft negotiation framework for Ukraine’s accession. The European Commission has started work on the negotiating framework for Ukraine – a document that defines the principles and procedures for conducting negotiations on EU accession, said the EC... #AnaPisonero #AssociationwithEU #DmytroKuleba #EuropeanIntegration #UkraineEU
The EC speaks about the length of Ukraine’s negotiations to join the EU. Vice-President of the EC for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová answered, when questioned whether the process of Ukraine’s accession to the EU is a matter of years or decades, that “I wo... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #UkraineEU #VeraJourova
On Thursday, the 27 leaders of the EU decided to begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. The decision marks a major milestone on Kyiv’s determined path to join the European Union once the conflict of Russia’s war is over and represents an endorsement by Brussels of the country’s Western t... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
The Ukrainian Parliament adopts several laws necessary for starting negotiations on joining the EU. To fulfill the EC’s criteria for the opening of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, Ukraine’s parliament approved a draft law on increasing the resources of the National Anti-Corrupti... #AssociationwithEU #NABU #NACP #ReformsinUkraine #SAPO #UkrainianParliament
The EU does not have a back-up plan for opening negotiations on Ukraine’s membership, while Hungary is still against it. The EU has no plan B to commence membership negotiations with Ukraine. Still, there is hope that the decision on further funding will be adopted at the summit of the European Council on December 14-15... #AssociationwithEU #UkraineEU #UkraineFacility #VictorOrban
EU ambassadors will discuss the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s membership by December 10. The EC leaders’ meeting will be held in Brussels on December 14-15. European leaders are expected to discuss the European Commission’s proposals for a political decision on membership talk... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #HungaryVeto #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
Ukraine has fulfilled almost all of the requirements for starting negotiations to join the EU. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, made this statement and added that she is deeply impressed by how Kyiv implements deep structural reforms, considering the existential w... #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #UkraineEU #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ukraine can model Poland’s experience in order to gain EU membership by 2030. Business ombudsman Roman Vashchuk said that Ukraine can join the EU by 2030, but only if it uses a European integration strategy that has already been demonstrated successfully. In particular, Poland ... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #RomanVashchuk #UkraineEU
The President of the European Council is optimistic about future EU decisions on Ukraine. Following the EU-Canada summit, Charles Michel said: “We support and will support Ukraine as long as necessary. From the EU side, we have already provided €83B to support Ukraine in various area... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #EuropeanIntegration #EUsupportforUkraine #UkraineFacility
The Latvian Parliament calls for the start of negotiations for Ukraine to join the EU, and Austria implores the EU not to give Ukraine priority over Bosnia and Herzegovina. At its meeting on November 23, the Latvian Seimas adopted a statement in support of the start of negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova’s accession to the European Union. Deputies called for negoti... #AlexanderSchallenberg #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #LatvianSaeima #UkraineEU
The EC believes Ukraine can complete the rest of the reforms by March 2024, and Zelenskyy orders the preparation for negotiations. Completing the necessary reforms will allow the framework of future negotiations on EU membership to be approved, said EC officials. These are reforms related to the fight against corruption, limiting... #AssociationwithEU #EKrecommendation #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU #Zelenskyy
The European Commission has recommended starting negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, which was announced by the head of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, during a press conference in Brussels on November 8. “Ukrainians are deeply reforming their country and preparing for accession, ... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU #UrsulavonderLeyen
Brussels will recommend negotiating with Ukraine on joining the EU with several reservations. According to Politico, these “technical” reservations are applied to issues where countries need to make more progress, starting with building a strong and independent judicial system, pro... #AnnalenaBaerbock #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #UkraineEU
The EU will positively assess Ukraine’s move towards membership, but additional conditions may appear. The European Commission plans to present on November 8 a positive assessment of Ukraine’s progress made on its application for EU membership, but this assessment may contain additional conditions for ... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU
The EC will soon provide a written assessment of Ukraine’s implementation of the recommendations for starting negotiations on accession to the EU. As the chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, noted, this will happen in the coming days. And after that, a series of negotiations will take place. “We very much hope that at t... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #RuslanStefanchuk #UkraineEU
Individual EU countries may put forward additional conditions for the negotiations on Ukraine’s accession. According to the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine will have to negotiate with these countries to obtain their consent. “This means that even before the ... #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #OlhaStefanishyna #UkraineEU
The EU will not start accession negotiations with other countries without a corresponding decision regarding Ukraine. According to Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olga Stefanishyna, it cannot be ruled out that Hungary, which has close ties with Russia and has its interests in the issue of national mino... #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #EUintegration #OlhaStefanishyna #UkraineEU
The President of the EU Council wants to admit Ukraine to the bloc as soon as possible. According to Charles Michel, the country can become a member of the EU in 2030 if both parties fulfill their obligations. “Ukraine and other candidate countries must carry out reforms, effective... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #EUexpansion #UkraineEU
Meeting of the EU heads of foreign affairs in Kyiv: Ukraine declares a consensus regarding its membership and expects security guarantees. At a joint press conference with EU High Representative Josep Borrell, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba said that during a meeting of the heads of foreign affairs of the EU countries in Kyiv,... #AssociationwithEU #DmytroKuleba #JosepBorrell #SecurityGuarantees #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
The EU considers Ukraine’s accession to the bloc in 2030 realistic, said the Ambassador of the EU to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova. She added that Ukraine needs to maintain its pace of reform, which is not always linear. At the same time, Mathernova warned that the ter... #AssociationwithEU #KatarinaMathernova #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU
What will EU ministers discuss at the first meeting in Kyiv? The visiting European ministers of foreign affairs meeting in Ukraine expect results in seven areas. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, it is planned to discuss th... #AssociationwithEU #DmytroKuleba #EuropeanCouncil #UkraineEU
Negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU will begin in December, but some benefits can be obtained before membership. As the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, said, the EU should prepare for the accession of Ukraine as a member state. “I expect a concrete result because the worst signal cou... #AssociationwithEU #RobertaMetsola #UkraineEU
Ukraine has fully implemented the EC’s seven recommendations. The government has adopted the target program, Unity in Diversity, to realize the rights and opportunities of national minorities and indigenous peoples, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said. ... #AssociationwithEU #DenysShmyhal #EKrecommendation #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU
The European Commission recommends starting negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU in October. However, the entry process is expected to require several years, according to Bloomberg. Once EU leaders approve the EC recommendation, Ukraine will begin completing reforms and bringing the country i... #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #UkraineEU
Agriculture will become a cornerstone of Ukraine’s path to the EU. With the approach of Ukraine’s accession to the EU, the number of economic disputes will increase, and they will often revolve around agriculture, according to the Minister of Agricultural Polic... #agroUkraine #AssociationwithEU #JosepBorrell #MykolaSolsky #TarasKachka #UkraineEU
The EU is against simplified accession for Ukraine, even if Kyiv agrees to negotiate with Russia to end the war. As stated by the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, joining the EU is a long process, within which the candidate country must modify its infrastructure and take other measures,... #AssociationwithEU #ThierryBreton #UkraineEU #WarinUkraine
Ursula von der Leyen: The future of Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkan countries is in the EU. The head of the European Commission called on the EU to formulate a concept for the successful expansion of the block. Von der Leyen also stated the importance of reforming the EU as an institution by... #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #EUUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen
A wind power plant, €20M in humanitarian aid and Ukraine’s membership in the EU: the results of the German Foreign Minister’s visit to Kyiv. On September 11, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock visited an electric substation near the capital and suggested that Ukraine should use more renewable energy sources. In partic... #AnnalenaBaerbock #AssociationwithEU #ChornobylEnergyProject #DmytroKuleba #WindEnergyUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s accession to the EU will affect the bloc’s budget and agricultural policy. The prospect of Ukraine joining the EU poses new challenges for the bloc, writes The Guardian. The EU budget is €185B, and Germany, France, and Italy make the largest contributions. The entry of new m... #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #EuropeanParliament #UkraineEU
The European Commission is not ready for EU expansion within the next seven years. The European Commission did not support the call from the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, to expand the European Union by 2030. EC spokeswoman Dana Spinant avoided answering journalists&... #AssociationwithEU #DanaSpinant #EUexpansion
Long-term support for Ukraine’s defense capability and EU access guarantees sustainable long-term business planning. “The issue of security guarantees and long-term support for Ukraine’s defense capability is crucial for business in terms of capabilities and long-term planning. And, of course, all these security gua... #AssociationwithEU #AssociationwithNATO #OlhaStefanishyna #SupportUkraine
The European Council believes that the EU should accept new members by 2030. “I believe that we should be ready for expansion by 2030. It is ambitious but necessary. It shows that we are serious“, said European Council President Charles Michel on August 28 in Slovenia. Six Wes... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #EUexpansion
The EU continues working on a €50B multi-year plan of Ukrainian support, European Council President Charles Michel said at the third summit of the Crimean Platform. He emphasized that the EU stands by Ukrainians in their battle for freedom. “Russia’s brutal att... #AssociationwithEU #CharlesMichel #CrimeaPlatform #EUsupportforUkraine
Leaders from the Balkan countries support Ukraine’s EU membership, and Greece supports NATO membership. Leaders from 11 countries signed a declaration of support for Ukraine at the Ukraine-Balkans summit in Athens on August 21. Against the background of Russian aggression, the summit participants expres... #AssociationwithEU #NatoMembership #UkraineBalkansSummit
Czech minister: We must constantly prove to Ukraine that we have not abandoned it. Czech Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvořák believes that Ukraine and its accession to the European Union will be one of the biggest topics in the EU in the coming years. According to Dvořák, it... #AssociationwithEU #MartinDvořák #UkraineEU
Ukraine has adopted a law that outlines the selection of CCU judges, fulfilling EU requirements. The Ukrainian parliament adopted a draft law on changes to the procedure for appointing judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU), which is necessary to fulfill the criteria of the European ... #AssociationwithEU #ConstitutionalCourt #JudgesUkraine #YaroslavZhelezniak
Ukraine supports the restoration of e-declaration for traffic in the EU. On July 27, the Ukrainian Parliament supported a draft law on the restoration of electronic declaration, which is one of the criteria for further movement on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The d... #AssociationwithEU #Edeclaration #EUUkraine #FightingCorruptioninUkraine #MattiMaasikas
Estonia: Ukraine must fulfill 100% of the criteria for the start of EU membership negotiations. The head of the Estonia’s government, Kaja Kallas, said that Ukraine will not receive “any discounts” on the way to the EU and must fulfill all the criteria for the start of accession nego... #AssociationwithEU #EUmembership #KajaKallas #LarsLückeRasmussen #RobertaMetsola #UkraineEU
Hungary continues to oppose grain export from Ukraine and its membership in the EU. The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, is concerned about the accelerated pace of Ukraine’s EU membership process and the possible lifting of the Ukrainian grain export ban by the EU after... #agroexportukraine #AssociationwithEU #GrainCrisis #HungaryVeto #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
Ukraine has fulfilled two of the seven conditions to begin negotiations on joining the EU. According to Reuters, the EU will present a report recognizing Ukraine’s fulfillment of two of the seven conditions for starting negotiations on EU membership this week. The European community w... #AssociationwithEU #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU
Reducing the state’s role in the economy will accelerate Ukraine’s European integration. This is the opinion of analysts from the US non-governmental organization, Atlantic Council, which studies international relations and security issues. They refer to a report from the European Commiss... #AssociationwithEU #AtlanticCouncil #PrivatizationinUkraine #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU
The European share of Ukraine’s trade is gradually increasing, and Scholz says that EU membership is possible only after the war. Ukraine is geographically located in the eurozone, so it is profitable, and the economy will continue to migrate there, noted First Deputy Head of the NBU Kateryna Rozhkova. “Our economy, if you... #AssociationwithEU #KaterynaRozhkova #OlafScholz #UkraineEUtrade #UkraineTrade
Germany will help Ukraine prepare for negotiations to join the EU. According to Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksiy Makeev, in the matter of Ukraine’s EU membership, Germany is acting out of its own interest. Representatives from Berlin began to turn... #AssociationwithEU #OleksiyMakeev #UkraineEU
