on joining the EU: Ukraine has already begun to accept the recommendations of the European Commission
Ukraine has already started to implement the recommendations of the European Commission for the start of negotiations on joining the European Union.
This is the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi to beduring a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council Charles Michel, inform Ukrinform with reference to the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state.
Thus, the leaders discussed the halt at the front and the efforts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to oppose the Russian aggressor and to liberate Ukrainian territories. The President of the European Council condemned the regular Russian missile attacks on peaceful Ukrainian cities.
Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine needs more modern heavy weapons to win. In this context, he made a decision on the approval by the member states of the cancellation of the fifth package of financial assistance in the amount of 500 euros within the framework of the European Peace Fund to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition, the parties discussed the introduction of the planned package of anti-Russian sanctions of the European Union. The head of the Ukrainian state emphasized the need for further significant strengthening of sanctions pressure on the aggressor country.
Zelensky thanked Michel for his leadership in granting Ukraine the status of a candidate country for EU membership.
“Ukraine is not standing still and has already started to actively implement the recommendations of the European Commission for the transition to the next stage – the first accession negotiations,” the President of Ukraine assured.
In turn, the chairman of the Eurocouncil positively assessed the approval of the winner by the competition commission for the position of head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the activation of the process of the head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau. He expressed his belief that other recommendations are being implemented at the same rapid pace.
The President of Ukraine and the head of the European Council also discussed the financial needs of the Ukrainian state to support macroeconomic stability. Zelensky thanked the European Union for its decision to pay one billion euros within the framework of the new macro-financial assistance program. At the same time, he expressed expectations for the prompt implementation of this program in full, which, according to the decision of the European Council, amounts to nine billion euros.
The interlocutors agreed on the need to support proper political dialogue and discussed the holding of the 24th Ukraine-EU Summit this year.
As Ukrinform reported, on June 23, the heads of state and government of the European Union decided to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi assured that in the event of a war with 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 requirement for the implementation of accession to the EU.
Subsequently, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna reported that Ukraine’s status as a candidate for EU membership in the European Council was granted without conditions, but the implementation of the previous seven recommendations of the European Commission regarding the need to start full membership negotiations.