Ukraine may become a member of the EU by 2029: European Commission releases forecast
30 October 2024 22:49
Ukraine may become a member of the European Union by 2029. This is stated in the European Commission’s statement on enlargement, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Today, the European Commission adopted its annual Enlargement Package, which contains a detailed assessment of the current status and progress made by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Turkey on their path to EU membership.
It is noted that the enlargement process has gained new momentum in 2023 and 2024.
The statement emphasizes that the launch of negotiations with Ukraine in June this year was an important recognition of efforts to move closer to the EU.
In addition, the screening of Ukrainian legislation for compliance with European legislation is going smoothly, according to the European Commission. This makes it possible to open negotiating clusters as early as 2025.
The EU Council will now have to consider the Commission’s recommendations and decide on the next steps in the enlargement process.
Ukraine’s accession to the EU
As a reminder, on June 25, Ukraine officially started negotiations on its accession to the European Union. The decision was supported by the leaders of the EU member states at the end of 2023.
Now Ukraine has to implement reforms to meet the EU membership criteria.
