Ukraine hopes that joining the EU’s common customs and payment area will be the next step in our European integration.
Source: The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal
“Ukraine is rapidly moving closer to the European Union and hopes that joining the EU’s common customs and payment area will be the next step in our European integration. I am grateful to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, for this visit and support to our country.”
He said that he discussed with the head of the European Commission the provision of non-refundable grants for Ukrainian small and medium-sized businesses, a recovery plan and the intention to rebuild Ukraine according to European standards. The Prime Minister assured her that Ukraine was continuing the reforms it had begun.
“Right now, the Ukrainian army is rapidly moving to NATO standards. We are introducing the Green Deal, actively digitizing all public services and hope that in the near future the EU will approve Ukraine’s accession to the NCTS common customs transit regime. We also expect a positive decision on the inclusion of our country in the SEPA single payment zone, a free-roaming zone and, of course, granting the status of an EU candidate,” Shmyhal stressed.
All these, he added, are practical steps for integrating Ukraine into the European Union, which will strengthen both sides and help Ukraine defeat the enemy.
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