In addition, the EU Commission recommends that Georgia be accepted as a candidate for membership.
Mikko Leppänen,
Veikko Eromäki,
Rikhard Husu
The European Commission recommends starting membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. However, it requires them to fulfill certain membership conditions.
The chairman of the commission Ursula von der Leyen negotiations can start immediately if the European Council, consisting of the political leaders of the member states, agrees with the Commission’s positive assessment at the summit in December.
In addition, the EU Commission recommends opening membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina only after it has fulfilled several conditions. The Commission recommends that Georgia be granted the status of a candidate for membership, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions.
According to the report published by the commission today, Ukraine has met the commission’s requirements regarding media legislation, the operation of the judiciary and the appointment of judges, and the fight against money laundering. at a press conference in Brussels.
Ukraine was accepted as an official EU candidate country in the summer of 2022. However, the actual negotiations have not yet started. At the time, the Commission listed seven reforms that Ukraine must carry out before accession negotiations can begin.
According to the report published by the commission today, Ukraine has met the commission’s requirements regarding media legislation, the operation of the judiciary and the appointment of judges, and the fight against money laundering.
The Commission, on the other hand, hopes that Ukraine will take more measures to eradicate corruption, limit the influence of oligarchs and protect the status of national minorities through legislation.
Source: AFP, Reuters