On Thursday, February 2, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it outlined its expectations regarding the upcoming Ukraine-EU summit in Kyiv and called on the European Union to work on starting negotiations on Ukraine's accession to its membership.. The corresponding document was supported by 489 deputies, 36 voted " This was reported by the press service of the body.

The deputies also asked the EU to support the roadmap, which defines the next steps necessary for our country to enter the single European market.

At the same time, they stressed that the path to EU membership for Ukraine should follow the appropriate procedures, and recalled the importance of introducing the necessary reforms and fulfilling the accession criteria, since this process is based on merit..

With this in mind, the European Parliament recommended that the Ukrainian authorities adopt major reforms as soon as possible so that the state meets the membership criteria..

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In addition, the EP called on the member states of the European Union to increase and accelerate defense assistance to Kyiv, including the supply of weapons, as well as political, economic, infrastructural, financial and humanitarian support..

The resolution proposes to prioritize a comprehensive package of measures to restore our state at the Ukraine-EU summit.

" The support will further promote economic growth in Ukraine after the war..

To finance the post-war reconstruction, the deputies again called on the European Union to use the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank and oligarchs from the Russian Federation.

The document also speaks of the importance of the speedy adoption of the tenth package of restrictive measures against the aggressor state and the further expansion of the sanctions list by other individuals and industries of Russia..

In particular, the European deputies propose to introduce restrictions against the Lukoil and Rosatom enterprises, whose representatives, in particular, are involved in the forced deportation of Ukrainians and pseudo-referendums in the temporarily occupied territories.. It also reiterates the call for an immediate and complete embargo on imports of Russian fossil fuels and uranium, as well as a total phase-out of both Nord Stream gas pipelines..

The Ukrainian authorities report that they have done everything to implement the seven recommendations of the European Commission received by Ukraine along with the status of an EU candidate country. The implementation of these recommendations does not guarantee Ukraine the immediate opening of accession negotiations, however, without them, further steps towards membership are impossible.. The results of the third monitoring of the implementation of EU requirements, conducted by independent Ukrainian analytical centers, are somewhat different from the assessments of the authorities.

Learn more from the article by Marianna Fakhurdinova, an analyst at the New Europe Center, "