Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal responded to the European Commission’s recommendation to start negotiations with Kiev on the country’s membership in the European Union. He wrote this on his Telegram channel.
According to the Prime Minister, this recommendation is of great importance for EU leaders to make a political decision to start negotiations with Ukraine in December this year.
He also assured that Ukrainian authorities “will not stop there.”
The official decision on the launch of negotiations will be discussed by the leaders of the EU countries at the summit to be held in Brussels on 14-15 December.
November 8, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba statedHe said that if his country became a full member of the European Union, it would not be a liability, but a gain in terms of unification.
On the same day, the European Commission in the name Negotiations regarding EU accession will begin with Ukraine and Moldova.
The EU’s highest executive body also put forward a number of conditions for its implementation in Kiev and Chisinau. Therefore, they demand that Ukraine continue the fight against corruption and carry out reforms to protect the rights of national minorities, and that Moldova continue the reform of the judicial system and “de-oligarchization”.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz named The reason why Ukraine cannot join NATO.