President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenannounced that he is going to Kiev this Saturday, where he will meet with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, A few days before the Community Manager posted his review application Ukraine to be a candidate country European Union.
“It’s good to be back in Kiev. We will discuss with President Zelensky the necessary joint work for Russia. reconstruction and Ukraine’s progress towards Europe” The chairman of the commission wrote about the visit, which has not yet been announced, on his Twitter account.
The European Commission plans to present its report this month. Evaluation report on Ukraine’s application Becoming a candidate country to join the European Union is a process that can take years, and in this case it has been reduced to just a few months since Kiev made the request a few days after Russia’s invasion began.
Following this report, it is the Council of Europe (EU Heads of State and Government) that must unanimously agree to grant this country candidate status, a possibility that some Member States are still reluctant to do.
Von der Leyen is traveling to Kiev for the second time since the start of the war; the first was last April 8 Together with the High Representative of the European Union (EU) Foreign and Security Policy, Joseph BorrellIt turned out that the Russian army also visited the town of Bucha a few days after the massacres against civilians during the occupation.