The European Union’s executive arm will recommend on Wednesday that the bloc open negotiations with Ukraine for the country’s membership as soon as the nation incorporates the conditions for this, two EU officials said on Monday, more than 20 months after the invasion of Russia. Village.
In Kiev, a government official said Ukraine hopes to see the European Commission give a “positive” response to its membership bid, a much-needed boost at a time when troops are already facing battle fatigue and concerns about the future of Ukraine. US military aid.
The Commission will assess Ukraine in seven reform areas in a report that will inform a December decision at a summit of EU national leaders on whether to open formal accession negotiations with Kiev.
Negotiations to join the bloc typically take years before candidates meet the legal and economic criteria to join the group of countries, and the bloc is wary of accepting a nation in a state of war. Nonetheless, advancing integration with the West is a priority for Ukraine, a former Soviet republic with 44 million inhabitants located between Russia and the EU.
Supporters of accession speak of geostrategic necessity.
“The consensus is clear,” a French diplomat said, adding that support for Ukraine’s membership is “very solid” in the bloc.
Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban boasts ties to Moscow, has become a potential opponent of December’s pro-Kiev ruling. It requires unanimous support from all 27 states in the group.
Visiting Kiev on Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised Ukraine for pushing ahead with reforms, saying the country had already met 90% of the conditions for starting accession negotiations.
Source: Terra
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