The heads of European institutions speak with restraint about the time frame for Ukraine's accession to the EU and note that the procedure does not provide for clear chronological boundaries of different stages, and the speed of entry depends on the merits - the pace and quality of reforms of the candidate country. About this in the article "
In particular, European officials, on the one hand, do not talk about the imminent accession of Ukraine, but shift their focus to the quality of Ukrainian reforms and the procedures that Europeans follow when deciding on EU enlargement..
However, on the other hand, European institutions seem ready to help Ukraine move faster towards accession, either by pointing out reforms that need to be finalized, or by avoiding delaying one decision or another..
“So, if the European Commission positively assesses the progress of reforms in Ukraine on 33 sections of the EU acquis, there is a chance that the European Council will decide to start negotiations with Ukraine in the fall of 2023,” the article notes..
According to experts, the report of the European Commission on Ukraine's readiness for EU membership made it clear how much work the country still has to do. It is positive that for Kyiv this document has become a sign of further steps to bring legislation closer to the EU acquis. The EU accession process is a complex and bureaucratic procedure. This should be understood and not lose determination to qualitatively carry out the necessary reforms..
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Recall that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal recently said that Ukraine could become a member of the EU within two years.. According to his calculations, the preliminary stage of negotiations should start already in 2023..
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine can join the EU within the next two years. Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishina noted that she does not see any obstacles in order to start negotiations on our entry in 2023. However, in Europe they are more reserved about such ambitious plans of Kyiv..
" However, the fact that our country will so quickly receive the status of a candidate was also not expected by many..