EU opens accession negotiations with Ukraine
According to EU Council President Charles Michel, the EU summit has cleared the way for the start of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.
The EU summit has cleared the way for the start of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. This was announced by EU Council President Charles Michel on Platform X. "The European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova," he said.
The agreement came as a surprise after Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban had previously announced his opposition. "There is no reason to discuss anything, because the conditions have not been met," said Orban at the start of the meeting in Brussels.
The EU summit had also granted Georgia candidate status, Michel continued. The EU will start negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina "as soon as the necessary level of compliance with the accession criteria is reached", he said. "A clear signal of hope for the people there and for our continent," added the EU Council President.
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The decision to start accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova was met with opposition from Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who argued that the conditions had not been met. Despite this, EU Council President Charles Michel announced that the EU summit had cleared the way for the negotiations. Volodymyr Selensky, the President of Ukraine, expressed his gratitude for the EU's support and reiterated Ukraine's commitment to democratic reforms. The EU's move to open accession negotiations with Ukraine is seen as a significant step towards further integration with the European Union, and Charles Michel will travel to Kyiv to formally launch the negotiations in Brussels.
Source: www.ntv.de
