Ukraine completes questionnaire for EU membership — official
Ukraine has accomplished a questionnaire which can kind a place to begin for the European Union to determine on membership for Kyiv, Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s workplace, mentioned.
European Fee (EU) President Ursula von der Leyen handed the questionnaire to Mr. Zelenskyy throughout her go to to Kyiv on April eighth, pledging a speedier begin to Ukraine’s bid to grow to be a member of the EU following Russia’s invasion of the nation.
“Today, I can say that the document has been completed by the Ukrainian side,” Mr. Zhovkva advised the Ukrainian public broadcaster Sunday night.
The European Fee might want to challenge a suggestion on Ukraine’s compliance with the mandatory membership standards, he added.
“We expect the recommendation … to be positive, and then the ball will be on the side of the EU member states.”
Mr. Zhovkva added that Ukraine expects to amass the standing of a candidate nation for EU accession in June throughout a scheduled assembly of the European Council assembly.
The European Council is to satisfy June 23–24, in response to the Council’s schedule on its web site.
“Next, we will need to start accession talks. And once we hold those talks, we can already talk about Ukraine’s full membership in the EU,” Mr. Zhovkva mentioned. — Reuters
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