UKRAINIANS ‘READY TO DIE’ FOR ‘EUROPEAN DREAM’: VON DER LEYEN

Fri 17 June 2022:

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday backed the EU candidacy for Ukraine, saying that Ukrainians were ready to die to deepen their ties to the European Union.

“We all know that Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective. We want them to live with us for the European dream,” von der Leyen told reporters as she announced the commission’s recommendation that Kyiv should be granted candidate status.

Georgia has to meet conditions

Georgia needs to meet certain conditions before it can be granted the status of European Union membership candidate, the European Commission said on Friday.

“It should be granted candidate status once a number of priorities have been addressed,” the Commission said in a statement.

“To succeed, the country must now come together politically, to design a clear path towards structural reform and the European Union – a path that concretely sets out the necessary reforms, brings on board civil society, and benefits from broad political support,” the president of the bloc’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen, told a news conference.

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