In May 2022, Minister of Transport Francy Clement Bon said that Ukraine would join the EU no sooner than in 15-20 years.. At that time, the politician was engaged in European affairs in the government, and our country did not yet have the status of a candidate for entry. But only now, during an interview with Evropeyskaya Pravda, Bon explained his words, saying that "

“I then said about 15-20 years in order to give a signal: let's not imagine that this can be done overnight,” Bon explained his words, recalling that then there was a month left before the announcement of a decision on whether we would become. - There will be further steps. No need to think that r-r-time - and it will all end. It will not happen that the candidate states - and Ukraine was not alone then received this status - the very next day, or next week, or month will become members of our family"

Bon is confident that the EU intends for Ukraine to join the EU as quickly as possible, given the war and the need for reconstruction.

" And then everything will depend on your speed and circumstances,"

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Recall that in January, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal 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 agrees with these forecasts..

But it seems that in Europe they do not share such ambitious plans of Kyiv.

" But the fact that our country will so quickly receive the status of a candidate was also not expected by many..

Read about how experts evaluate the implementation of the seven recommendations of the European Commission on our country's accession to the EU in the article by Marianna Fakhurdinova "

To find out whether Kiev is ready to report on the implementation of these recommendations, read in an interview with the editor of ZN. UA of Tatiana Silina with Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishyna.