Ukraine completes “Starting Point” towards EU membership

Ihor Zhovkva, the deputy director of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, said Ukraine has finished a questionnaire that would serve as a starting point for the European Union to decide on membership for Kyiv.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented Zelensky with the questionnaire on April 8 during her visit to Kyiv, promising a quicker start for Ukraine’s application to join the EU in the wake of Russian aggression.

“Today, I can say that the document has been completed by the Ukrainian side,” Zhovkva said in an interview with Ukraine’s official TV Sunday night.

He went on to say that the European Commission would have to give a proposal on whether or not Ukraine meets the essential conditions for membership.

“We expect the recommendation … to be positive, and then the ball will be on the side of the EU member states.”

According to Zhovkva, Ukraine expects to become a candidate country for EU membership during a scheduled European Council meeting in June.

According to the timetable posted on the Council’s website, the European Council will meet on the 23rd and 24th of June.

“Next, we will need to start accession talks. And once we hold those talks, we can already talk about Ukraine’s full membership in the EU,” Zhovkva said.

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