Then, at their summit on 23-24 June, EU heads of state or government must unanimously decide whether to give the green light to Ukraine as a candidate country, which some member states are still wary of.
The President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, on Saturday praised Ukraine’s “determination” and effort since its application in March to join the European Union, and confirmed that by the end of next week the Community recommendation on whether Ukraine should be a candidate country to EU accession.
Von der Leyen, who visited Kiev for the second time since the start of the war in late February, explained that today’s meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will serve to the Community Executive completes the evaluation of the application candidate country to the EU, which must then be unanimously confirmed by the Heads of State or Government of the Member States.
Ukraine, the EC president underlined, “was already on the right track before the Russian invasion” by it was a “robust parliamentary democracy” with “robust institutions and governance that works at all levels” after the recent reform to decentralize it.
However, he warned that while the current effort should be focused on winning the war, it will have to do “more” in terms of anti-corruption reforms or to modernize the administration.
Following the presentation by the Commission of the evaluation report on the application next week, the EU Heads of State or Government must unanimously decide in their June 23-24 great if they give the green light to give Ukraine candidate status, which some Member States still dread.
(function(d, s, id) {
var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/es_ES/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.8”;
fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’));
Source: EITB
I’m Wayne Wickman, a professional journalist and author for Today Times Live. My specialty is covering global news and current events, offering readers a unique perspective on the world’s most pressing issues. I’m passionate about storytelling and helping people stay informed on the goings-on of our planet.
