The European Council will discuss the issue of granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union at the next meeting, which will be held on June 23-24. Igor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President, announced this at a briefing on June 6..

“The European Council separately noted the process of preparation by the European Commission of an opinion on Ukraine’s compliance with the Copenhagen criteria for EU membership and reported that a substantive discussion on the status of a candidate for Ukraine would be held at the next regular meeting of the European Council on June 23-24,” said Igor Zhovkva.

The European Commission, according to a representative of the Office of the President, will provide its opinion on Ukraine's compliance with the Copenhagen criteria for EU membership within this week or early next.

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Recall, on May 28, peaceful street actions were held in a number of European cities in support of granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership.. As noted in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the majority of EU citizens believe that Ukraine is part of the European family and should become a member of the European Union.

We also add that on May 30, the head of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, called on European leaders to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for the European Union..