President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen arrived on Tuesday morning, May 9, for a visit to Kyiv. She announced this on her Twitter..

" Where the values \u200b\u200bwe hold dear are protected every day. So this is such an appropriate place to celebrate Europe Day,” she wrote..

The President of the European Commission also added that she welcomes the decision of President Volodymyr Zelensky to establish May 9 as Europe Day in Ukraine as well..

It is expected that during the visit, Ursula von der Leyen will discuss with the leadership of the state all aspects of relations between the EU and Ukraine, including in the context of the EU enlargement process. At the same time, the European Commission does not intend to provide details on assessing Ukraine's progress along this path..

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President Volodymyr Zelensky on the eve signed a decree according to which Ukraine will celebrate Europe Day on May 9, as is customary in other states of the continent.. He also submitted a bill to parliament to postpone the celebration of the victory in World War II to May 8..