Questionnaire already filled out
Ukraine is stepping up the pace as it joins the EU
4/18/2022 7:57 am
When EU Commission President von der Leyen hands him the catalog of questions on EU membership, Ukrainian President Zelensky promises quick answers. He keeps his word – just a few days later they are on the table. Ukraine is now hoping that the EU will act just as quickly.
According to the government, Ukraine has completely filled out the questionnaire for the application for EU membership handed over by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. “Today I can say that the document has been finalized by the Ukrainian side,” Deputy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Office Ihor Zhovkva said in a television interview with Ukrainian public broadcaster.
He emphasized that the European Commission must now clarify whether Ukraine meets the necessary accession criteria: “We expect that the recommendation will be positive and then the ball will be in the hands of the EU member states.” Zhovkva added that Ukraine expects to be granted EU candidate status in June during a scheduled European Council meeting. The European Council will meet on 23-24 June, according to the timetable on the Council’s website. “Next we need to start accession talks. And when we have these talks, we can already talk about Ukraine’s full membership of the EU,” Zhovkva said.
During her visit to Kyiv on April 8, von der Leyen promised Selenskyj an accelerated decision on the country’s admission to the international community. She handed him a list of questions about the planned EU membership and the President promised to process the document within a week.