During her visit to Kiev, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the EU executive committee's opinion on Ukraine's application for membership of the European Union would be ready by the end of next week, Reuters reported.
The meeting, following von der Leyen's second visit to Kiev since the Russian invasion in February, "will allow us to complete our assessment by the end of next week," she said.
Preliminary step
A recommendation as a candidate for membership, however, will only be a preliminary step. All 27 EU governments would have to agree to grant Ukraine candidate status and then extensive reform talks would be required before accession.
In a joint press conference, von der Leyen said: "You have done a lot to strengthen the rule of law, but there is still a need for reforms to be implemented, for example to fight corruption."
Source: in.gr
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