Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine says that Ukraine is aware of the need to complete all legal procedures for membership in the European Union. At the same time, the Ukrainian authorities want to receive political clarity from EU leaders regarding the next steps on this path by the end of the year.
Source: Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna
“We need to understand how long and difficult our path to membership in the European Union will be, not only in terms of the negotiations. We will have to fulfil the necessary components for joining the EU. We have the energy and desire for this. The only thing we need is political clarity regarding further steps.”
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the desire for such political clarity on the part of Ukraine is “not political pressure, but providing people with a further sense of political activity.”
“Taking into account those challenges Ukraine is facing, and the fact that the commitment of the Ukrainian people and Ukraine to the principles of democracy is evident, as well as the fact that we have fulfilled almost 70% of all obligations under the Association Agreement – all this allows us to say that it is not necessary to evaluate us from scratch, but it is necessary to take political decisions. And we want to get such political clarity by the end of the year.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy assured that despite the war waged by Russia, Ukraine will continue to implement the legislation, norms and rules of the European Union, and the Cabinet of Ministers will develop an appropriate road map to fulfil the requirements for joining the EU.
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