UKRAINE’S MEMBERSHIP BID TO BE EVALUATED BY BRUSSELS IN JUNE

Mon 09 May 2022:

According to Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission will react to war-torn Ukraine’s EU membership bid next month, a crucial step before the topic is taken up by member states.

The EU chief stated in a tweet that she had spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and was looking forward to hearing Ukraine’s responses to the membership questionnaire.

“The EU Commission will aim to deliver its opinion in June,” she added.

In April, von der Leyen visited Kyiv to show solidarity with Ukraine and agreed that Brussels would consider Ukraine’s longstanding ambition to join the bloc.

Formally adopting the country as a candidate would be a decision for the 27 EU member states acting on expert advice from von der Leyen’s commission, which would oversee the complex and potentially lengthy accession process.

Ukraine will notably have to meet rigorous standards in governance, fight corruption and apply the rule of law before it could be admitted as a member.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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