European Commission recommends opening negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to EU
Pravda Ukraine
The European Commission has recommended that EU states start accession negotiations with Ukraine, but Kyiv must implement some more reforms.
Source: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a briefing in Brussels; European Pravda
Details: Von der Leyen said that Ukraine has implemented more than 90% of the recommendations put forward by the European Commission.
“On this basis, we have recommended today that the Council open accession negotiations. We also recommend that the Council endorse the negotiating framework once Ukraine has implemented the ongoing reforms,” the European Commission President said.
Von der Leyen added that the European Commission will provide a report on this topic in March 2024.
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