PARIS, May 23 The European political community is not an alternative to Ukraine's EU membership, it is intended to strengthen support for the candidate for accession to the European Union in all areas, said a representative of the French Foreign Ministry. The day before, Clement Bon, Minister Delegate to the French Foreign Ministry for European Affairs, said that the process of Ukraine's accession to the European Union could take 15 or 20 years. «Ukraine is part of the European family The project of a European political community formulated by the President of the Republic is neither an alternative to membership nor an alternative to the accession process,» the representative of the French Foreign Ministry said at a briefing. According to him, the goal of such a community is to contribute to the rapid strengthening of relations with all neighboring European countries, as well as strengthen support for candidates for EU accession in all areas with a view to their admission to the union. Former French President Emmanuel Mack Ron said that the process of Ukraine's accession to the EU could take several years, even decades. In this regard, he called for the creation of a new «European political community» that could accept Ukraine into its ranks. to communicate with countries wishing to join it
