The European Commission has begun discussions on the recommendations of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia on the status of “candidates” for EU membership, and the decision will be announced on 17 June.
It came at a press conference in Brussels by European Commission representative Eric Mammer and said, “The Commission has started discussing the issue as planned and will present its decision by the end of the working week.” “Ukraine is a country in Europe owned by a European family, but the procedure has to follow its course,” Mammer said. Sabi.
As expected, the European Commission will give a positive opinion on the possibility of giving Ukraine a clear “candidate” for entry into the European Union, provided that the heads of the 27 EU countries respond to this issue in Brussels. summit on June 23-24. . .
Once a country has been granted “candidate” status for membership, negotiations on terms of access to the European community must begin, as the negotiation process can take from several years to several decades. Finland is the fastest on this path, gaining access to the European Union in 3 years, while Turkey began negotiations to join the European Union in the autumn of 2005 and the hope of completing these procedures is not seen to date.
Source: TASS
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