After negotiations, Ukraine will be three steps away from EU membership

After the completion of EU accession negotiations, Ukraine will be three steps away from full membership in the European Union.

This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, RBC-Ukraine reports citing the Telegram of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

According to him, these three steps will be:

• the conclusion of the European Commission on the successful completion of negotiations and Ukraine's compliance with the accession criteria;

• the decision to sign the Agreement on Ukraine's accession to the European Union;

• ratification of the agreement by the parliaments of the EU member states and Ukraine's full membership in the European Union.

Dmytro Kuleba also emphasized that Ukraine's accession to the EU will be an event of global significance for Europe.

"Tomorrow there will be the inaugural part, then there will be six clusters of negotiations that will open and close, it will be the experts in the relevant fields who will work and bring Ukrainian legislation in line with EU standards," the Ukrainian Foreign Minister emphasized.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 25/06/2024