President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called the European Union’s decision to begin accession talks with Ukraine a victory for all of Europe.
Source: Zelenskyy on Twitter (X), reports European Pravda
Quote: “This is a victory for Ukraine. A victory for all…
The European Union’s leaders at a summit in Brussels accepted the European Commission’s recommendation to begin accession negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine.
Source: President of the European Council Charles Michel, reports European Pravda
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The European Council summit must address various concerns pertaining to Ukraine’s EU membership in order to avoid a “hard no” on the accession talks, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said during a press conference on Dec. 14.Hungary said i…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, arriving at the meeting of the European Council in Brussels, declared his support for the opening of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and promised to make efforts for a positive decision at the EU…
The U.S. Senate will reconvene next week to vote on a proposed Ukraine-Israel aid package, delaying the Senate’s scheduled holiday recess, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Dec. 14. “Members need to be here next week. We have to get thi…
The 26 European Union member states are determined to overcome Hungary’s objections and move forward with several key priorities for Ukraine in one of the most “complex, complicated, and difficult European Councils” in the last years, senior EU officia…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not give President Volodymyr Zelensky an answer when asked why Budapest wants to block Ukraine’s entry into the EU, Zelensky said at the Nordic-Ukraine Summit in Oslo on Dec. 13. Zelensky and Orban were seen ta…
Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain, has stated that he hopes to start the negotiations about the expansion of the EU with Ukraine by 31 December, when the chairmanship of Spain in the EU Council ends.
Source: European Pravda with reference to Reute…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged on Dec. 13 Ukraine’s efforts on the path toward EU membership, praising Kyiv’s most recent reforms.The statement comes only a day before the start of the two-day European Council summit, w…
The decision to initiate accession negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova is expected to prompt the European Union to propose a revised framework for their proceedings.
Source: European Pravda, citing a high-ranking official of the European Commission, w…