European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, who arrived in Kyiv on September 15 and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, says Ukraine’s progress toward accession into the European Union is “well on track.”
The EU leader, who is on her third visit to Kyiv since the start of Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, says she was impressed with the speed at which Ukraine is proceeding in its bid to join the EU.
“The accession process is well on track. It’s impressive to see the speed, the determination, the preciseness with which you are progressing,” von der Leyen said during a press conference in Kyiv with Zelenskiy.
She added that the EU needs to do as much as possible to ensure Ukraine has “more business, more income.”
Zelenskiy said Ukraine wants to join the European single market ahead of a decision on whether Kyiv is granted full EU membership.
“For us, a pressing issue is the question of Ukraine joining the EU single market while we’re on the way to EU membership status. I’m sure it will happen, and it will be one of our country’s most important victories,” he told the news conference.
Ukraine became a candidate for EU membership in June, a move that Moscow claimed was part of the West’s efforts to isolate Russia internationally after it launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in late February.
The overwhelming majority of EU countries have staunchly supported Ukraine since the Russian invasion by hitting Russia with waves of economic penalties.
Many members of the bloc have supplied Kyiv with advanced weapons that have helped the Ukrainian military regain control over swaths of territory Russia took in the early weeks of the war.
Zelenskiy, who on September 14 visited areas the Ukrainian military recaptured from Russian forces, said there was large-scale devastation in towns and cities there while the major city of Kryviy Rih struggled to contain damage to its water system from Russian missile attacks.
Von der Leyen congratulated Ukraine on its recent military success.
No comment on their new labour law that would be insanely illegal in EU? Two steps forward, one back it seems.
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European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, who arrived in Kyiv on September 15 and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, says Ukraine’s progress toward accession into the European Union is “well on track.”
The EU leader, who is on her third visit to Kyiv since the start of Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, says she was impressed with the speed at which Ukraine is proceeding in its bid to join the EU.
“The accession process is well on track. It’s impressive to see the speed, the determination, the preciseness with which you are progressing,” von der Leyen said during a press conference in Kyiv with Zelenskiy.
She added that the EU needs to do as much as possible to ensure Ukraine has “more business, more income.”
Zelenskiy said Ukraine wants to join the European single market ahead of a decision on whether Kyiv is granted full EU membership.
“For us, a pressing issue is the question of Ukraine joining the EU single market while we’re on the way to EU membership status. I’m sure it will happen, and it will be one of our country’s most important victories,” he told the news conference.
Ukraine became a candidate for EU membership in June, a move that Moscow claimed was part of the West’s efforts to isolate Russia internationally after it launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in late February.
The overwhelming majority of EU countries have staunchly supported Ukraine since the Russian invasion by hitting Russia with waves of economic penalties.
Many members of the bloc have supplied Kyiv with advanced weapons that have helped the Ukrainian military regain control over swaths of territory Russia took in the early weeks of the war.
Zelenskiy, who on September 14 visited areas the Ukrainian military recaptured from Russian forces, said there was large-scale devastation in towns and cities there while the major city of Kryviy Rih struggled to contain damage to its water system from Russian missile attacks.
Von der Leyen congratulated Ukraine on its recent military success.
No comment on their new labour law that would be insanely illegal in EU? Two steps forward, one back it seems.