Ukraine will open negotiations on EU accession this spring. Ukraine may begin the first cluster of talks on EU accession in April, believes Minister of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishyna. She noted that there must be a consensu... #EuropeanIntegration #OlgaStefanishyna #RuslanStefanchuk #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU #UkraineEUNegotiations
Zelenskyy negotiates the strengthening of Russian sanctions and the opening of negotiation clusters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Krakow with President of the European Council Antonio Costa. Zelenskyy stressed the need to strengthen sanctions pressure as an essential tool for influe... #AntonioCosta #EuropeanIntegration #Poland #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UkraineEUNegotiations #Zelenskyy
The opening of the Fundamentals cluster in the negotiations concerning Ukraine’s EU membership hinges on three political decisions. European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos stated that technical work to initiate clusters within the negotiation framework for Ukraine’s EU membership is ongoing. To launch the first Funda... #EuropeanIntegration #JessicaRosencrantz #MartaKos #UkraineEU #UkraineEUNegotiations
The Czech Republic has prepared an EU integration plan for Ukraine and Moldova. The Czech plan covers specific measures in energy, agriculture, telecommunications, and several other sectors. The initiative has already received support from eight EU countries, including Germany, S... #CzechRepublic #EUmarket #EuropeanIntegration #Moldova #ukraine
The EU, along with two individual countries, are launching a €14M program to support Ukraine’s European integration. In the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Olga Stefanishyna, the EU, Denmark, and Lithuania reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Ukraine̵... #Denmark #EuropeanIntegration #KatarinaMathernova #Lithuania #OlgaStefanishyna #SupportUkraine #UkraineEU
Ukraine adapts its product monitoring to EU requirements to implement industrial visa-free travel. The Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft amendment to the legislation governing market surveillance, the primary purpose of which is to implement European safety standards and consumer protection in ... #ConsumerProtection #EuropeanIntegration #TradeVisaFree #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #UkraineImport
NATO and EU membership and weapons are Zelenskyy’s preferred Ukrainian security guarantees. President Zelenskyy notes that strategically, Ukraine views membership in the EU and NATO as its primary security guarantees. “We want to end the war with a just peace; for this, we need confide... #AndrzejDuda #EuropeanIntegration #NATO #PeacekeepingMission #SecurityGuarantees #WarEnding #Zelenskyy
Half of Ukrainians consider NATO membership more important than EU membership; the country has a firm position on joining the Alliance. More Ukrainians prioritize their country joining NATO (46%) than the EU (22%), according to three surveys conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) in 2024. NATO is a priority ... #AndriiSybiha #EuropeanIntegration #NATO #NATOUkraine #SecurityGuaranteesForUkraine
Agricultural trade between Ukraine and France reached $750M last year; planned cooperation in the farm sector will accelerate our country’s European integration. For Ukraine and France, 2024 ended with good results in the mutual trade of agricultural products, said the Minister of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine, Vitaly Koval. “In 2024, agricultural trade... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #AnnieGenevard #EuropeanIntegration #France #VitaliyKoval
Ukraine’s accelerated integration into the EU should become a central foreign policy element for the EU, the US, and Britain. According to Mykhailo Bno-Airiyan, Eurofasttrack is not just a political choice but a strategic necessity. “For Europe and the US, this is a unique chance to consolidate Ukraine in the Western d... #Eurofasttrack #EuropeanIntegration #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #UkraineEU #WarinUkraine
What is Europe afraid of in the negotiations over Ukraine’s future? Donald Trump’s return to the White House is now the primary issue for senior officials in European capitals. Their biggest concern is what will happen to Ukraine, Eurasia Group noted. The EU has... #DonaldTrump #EuropeanIntegration #financialaidforUkraine #G7 #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #SupportUkraine
Poland will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth €100M and supports Ukraine’s simulataneous accession to the EU and NATO. The Polish government plans to transfer a new aid package to Ukraine in January, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in Lviv. He said the 46th support package will include weapons and equipment wor... #DonaldTusk #EuropeanIntegration #MilitaryAid #NATOUkraine #Poland #SupportUkraine #WarEnding
Within the framework of European integration, Ukraine is changing its approach to the search for minerals. The Verkhovna Rada has made amendments to the national program for the development of Ukraine’s mineral and raw material base until 2030, which takes into account the low funding level and Ukrai... #EuropeanIntegration #investments #MIningMineralsUkraine #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineFacility
Vitagro will invest another $2M in the coming years to produce agricultural products. In 2025-2026, the VITAGRO group of companies will invest an additional $2M to make plant protection products, micro fertilizers, and seeds the group’s top manager Serhiy Savchuk said. Vitagro Pa... #agroUkraine #EuropeanIntegration #investments #VitagroGroup #VitagroPartner
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy reports record output by the Ukrainian agricultural sector. Minister of Agrarian Policy Vitaliy Koval reported that in 2024, Ukraine’s agro-industrial complex achieved record production and export totals. In particular, sugar exports amounted to about 70... #agroUkraine #EuropeanIntegration #FarmersUkraine #Harvest2024 #VitaliyKoval
While in Kyiv, Kallas and Costa confirm the EU’s commitment to Ukraine’s victory and support for European integration. The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas arrived on an unannounced visit to Kyiv and stressed that the EU will do everything necessary for Ukraine to win ... #AntonioCosta #EuropeanIntegration #KajaKallas #SupportUkraine #Zelenskyy
The Rome Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine will focus on four areas. These are the private sector’s involvement, the regional dimension, European integration, and human capital development, said the Italian Ambassador to Ukraine Carlo Formosa. According to him, I... #CarloFormosa #EuropeanIntegration #G7 #ReformsinUkraine #RomeConference #UkraineReconstruction
The new European Commissioner for Agriculture names the Ukrainian agricultural sector the elephant in the room regarding its impact on EU agriculture. Christoph Hansen from Luxembourg has become the new European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food. Hansen comes from a family that owns a large farm in Luxembourg. Hansen has been working in the Euro... #agroUkraine #ChristophHansen #EUbudget #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanIntegration
Ukrainians want their country to regain its nuclear status more than they desire NATO membership. After the war’s end, among the main priorities for the state’s development, Ukrainians include the restoration of the state’s nuclear status in the top three most desired priorities,... #EuropeanIntegration #NATO #NuclearStatusUkraine #RepatriationInUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine has completed the legislation assessment for the first block of negotiations on EU accession. On November 12, a bilateral meeting between Ukraine and the European Commission regarding a section devoted to statistics ended in Luxembourg. The meeting took place within the framework of the offici... #Brussels #EuropeanIntegration #OlhaStefanishyna #UkraineEU
Ukrainian enterprises are reorienting to the European market because of the war. Mauro Longobardo, CEO of metallurgical giant ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, said that the company is recovering from the losses of the previous two years but has not yet broken even. In 2024, the plant los... #ArcelorMittal #CBAM #EuropeanIntegration #investments #MauroLongobardo #MetallurgyUkraine
The EC assesses the progress of 10 states on the path to EU membership. The opening of negotiation clusters with Ukraine is expected in 2025. On October 30, the European Commission adopted the annual package of measures on EU enlargement, which contains a detailed assessm... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #Moldova #Turkey #UkraineEU
Ukraine’s agricultural sector is not an obstacle but an investment in the EU’s competitiveness. The EU’s future expansion will not weaken, but rather will increase the bloc’s competitive advantages. During European integration, each candidate country must fulfill necessary criteria, ... #agroUkraine #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #OliverRöpke
Ukrainian businesses are ready to work in the EU: What forecast do entrepreneurs give regarding the terms of Ukraine’s accession? 31% of the member companies of the EBA believe that they are fully ready to operate in the EU currently, 38% are primarily ready, 26% are partially prepared, and only 5% are not ready. 71% of companie... #EBA #EuropeanIntegration #SociologicalSurvey #UkraineEconomy #ukrainianbusiness
Orban does not support the Ukrainian Victory Plan, and Fico says it is contradictory. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he does not support Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Victory Plan because “it is not a victory plan for Hungary.” “We have not participated in w... #EuropeanIntegration #NATO #RobertFico #VictorOrban #VictoryPlan #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Half of the economy, and ₴500B in taxes, are in the shadows, said the head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Danylo Hetmantsev. However, he specified that after measures taken by the state, this amount will decrease to ₴420-430B ($10B). At the same time, ... #DanyloHetmantsev #EuropeanIntegration #ShadowEconomy #TaxesUkraine #UkraineEconomy
While in Kyiv, Robert Fico promised energy aid and support for EU membership, but not NATO. On October 7 during a visit to Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that his country is ready to support Ukraine during possible blackouts by providing emergency electricity supplies. Slo... #DenysShmyhal #EnergySupportFund #EuropeanIntegration #GasTransit #NATOUkraine #RobertFico #Slovakia
Will Ukrainian farmers benefit from joining the EU? Ukrainian farmers can receive €7.6-€13.5B per year within the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) framework. This could create a severe fiscal burden on other member states, which is an argument aga... #agroUkraine #CommonAgriculturalPolicy #EuropeanIntegration #FarmersUkraine
Analysts name the main systemic challenges of Ukraine’s agrarian European integration. In May 2024, the EU Council extended the duty-free trade regime for Ukraine until June 2025. Until then, the parties will update the Association Agreement and establish the expected terms of trade bef... #agroUkraine #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEUNegotiations #Ukrainianfarmers
The first and key round of the negotiation process for Ukraine’s EU accession has started in Brussels. On September 17-19, a bilateral Ukraine-EU session will be held in Brussels, dedicated to the key negotiating chapter on the rule of law. The negotiations will take place within the scope of screening... #EuropeanIntegration #OlhaStefanishyna #UkraineEU #UkraineEUNegotiations
UZ risks losing up to 25% of its cargo transportation after opening the market for private operators. The deputy chairman of the parliament’s Transport Committee recalls that, under the association agreement with the EU, our state undertook to reform the transport sector, particularly the railwa... #EuropeanIntegration #ModernizationUkraine #RailTransportation #ReformsinUkraine #UkrainianRailways
Ukraine seeks to have its EU membership be included in the bloc’s budget for 2028-2034. The EU’s long-term budget programs should consider Ukraine’s future membership in the EU, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, at the 20th meeting of Yalta Europ... #AndriiSybiha #EUbudget #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #UkraineEU #YesConference
A separate European Commissioner will handle EU enlargement; Stefanishyna presents Ukraine’s negotiation plan for next year. In the renewed geostrategic conditions, EU enlargement has become a way to strengthen its international positions, so in the new composition of the EC, a separate European Commissioner will take care ... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #OlgaStefanishyna #UkraineEU #UrsulavonderLeyen
The Council of the EU approved almost €4.2B through the Ukraine Facility for Ukraine. The EU Council concluded that Ukraine had fulfilled the necessary conditions and implemented the required reforms that were established in the plan as prerequisites in order to receive the first regul... #EUCouncil #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
The US proposes a plan for Ukraine’s economic recovery. During her last visit to Kyiv as the US Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, Penny Pritzker evaluated the concept of Ukraine’s economic recovery and announced five components ... #EuropeanIntegration #investments #PennyPritzker #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
American businesses are optimistic about Ukraine’s economic future. The American private sector looks at Ukraine’s economic future optimistically and realistically. Optimism is based on GDP growth, tax revenue, and the creation of new jobs, said US Special Repre... #Energoatom #EuropeanIntegration #GDPUkraine #InvestmentsinUkraine #PennyPritzker #UkraineEconomy #WestingHouse
Ursula von der Leyen has retained her position as head of the EC, and she promises to create a European Defense Union and support Ukraine on its way to joining the EU. The European Parliament re-elected Ursula von der Leyen as the head of the European Commission for another five years. While campaigning, she promised to do much more in the field of defense if she re... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanPeaceFund #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen
What reforms will influence the speed of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU? Reforms in fundamental sectors will set the pace for Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations, said the head of the Belgian Foreign Ministry, Hadja Lahbib. In order to join the EU, Ukraine must adapt... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #HadjaLahbib #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU #UkraineEUNegotiations
The government has approved an energy development plan that is required to join the EU. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for the period until 2030. The plan coordinates environmental, energy, and economic policies for Ukraine’s sustainab... #DecarbonizationUkraine #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEnergy #YuliyaSvyridenko
The EU has started accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova; Hungary is against it but will not block it. On June 25, 2024, the European Union officially started negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova to join the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, adding: “The road ahead wil... #DmytroKuleba #EuropeanIntegration #Moldova #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEUNegotiations #UrsulavonderLeyen #VictorOrban
Ukraine will officially begin negotiations regarding its accession to the EU on June 25. The EU Council approved the negotiating framework for Ukraine and Moldova and confirmed that intergovernmental conferences to launch negotiations will be held on June 25 in Luxembourg. President Zelen... #DmytroKuleba #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #Moldova #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEUNegotiations #Zelenskyy
Ukraine will not be a priority for Hungary during its EU presidency. Hungary’s representative in the EU, Odor Balint, said that Hungary, as the head of the EU Council, wants to “balance” the bloc’s expansion processes to promote the integration proces... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #Hungary #OdorBalint
EU ambassadors have agreed on the negotiation framework for Ukraine and Moldova’s accession. On June 14, permanent representatives from the EU member states approved in principle the negotiating framework for the accession of Ukraine and Moldova, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the E... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #Moldova #PeterSijarto #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU #UkraineEUNegotiations
Ukraine is preparing for the first conference on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. Ex-Deputy Minister of Energy and Energy and Climate expert Oleksiy Riabchyn said that all of Ukraine’s demands are contained in 33 negotiating chapters, compiled into six clusters. In addition t... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #OleksiyRiabchyn #OlgaStefanishyna #UkraineEU #UkraineEUNegotiations
The basis of the Ukrainian negotiating position during its accession to the EU will be a development strategy for the agricultural sector. The Deputy Prime Minister for European integration, Olga Stefanishyna, noted at the Strategy for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas through 2030 presentation that the agricultural sector i... #agroUkraine #EuropeanIntegration #OlgaStefanishyna #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU
The EC gives a positive assessment of European integration reforms in Ukraine. The European Commission provided a positive verbal evaluation on the progress of European integration reforms by both Ukraine and Moldova, as outlined in the November report on EU enlargement. The EC ... #DmytroKuleba #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU
Ukraine has finally ratified the agreement with the EU on financing under the Ukraine Facility program: it is expected to attract €1.89B in June. Ratification of the agreement will include the necessary control and audit mechanisms for the €50B instrument that is in place from 2024 through 2027, subject to the successful implementation of the P... #EuropeanIntegration #FightingCorruptioninUkraine #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
Twelve European countries insist on starting negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova’s accession to the EU in June. 12 EU member states issued a joint appeal to quicken the process of Ukraine and Moldova’s accession to the EU and to formally begin membership negotiations by the end of June. The letter sent to... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #Moldova #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU
The EU will punish Hungary to help Ukraine’s accession to the bloc. Hungary will not retain its current position as an enlargement commissioner in the new European Commission. As diplomats told Politico, the EC is tired of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s... #EUexpansion #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanIntegration #Hungary #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU #VictorOrban
The EU wants to start negotiations on Ukraine’s accession before Hungary’s presidency begins in July. On May 29, representatives from 27 European governments discussed the draft framework for negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the EU. As Politico writes, time is of the essence bec... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #Hungary #Moldova #OliverVarhelyi #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEU
