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 Zelenskyy approved the composition of the Ukrainian delegation that will participate in negotiations with the EU to reach an agreement regarding Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The delegation includes 35 people, among them Head of the Office of President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, with his deputies; the Minister of Environmental Protection; deputy ministers of economy, finance, digital transformation, agricultural policy, and justice, the head of the Antimonopoly Committee, Ukraine’s EU representative, and several others. The delegation will be headed by the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, commenting on the Council of the EU’s decision, noted that this is “a great day for Ukraine, Moldova, and the EU.”