EU Grants Ukraine Candidate Status
The European Council’s decision to grant Ukraine candidate status to the bloc has been hailed as a “unique and historic” moment by President Vladimir Zelensky, despite Belgian PM Alexander De Croo insisting Kiev is still “many years” from actual membership.
“This does not mean that Ukraine will soon be part of the European Union. It is a process of many years with a lot of reforms which will be very difficult,” De Croo said ahead of the EC Summit.
Natalia Forsyuk, Director General of Ukraine’s Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration insisted Ukraine will only be able to join the EU in 2029 at the earliest due to the “huge amount of legislation that needs to be adopted and implemented”.
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