Banner on the building of the European Commission in Brussels. File photoBRUSSELS, Jun 14The European Commission has not yet formed a final opinion on granting Ukraine candidate status for EU membership, work continues, the decision will be announced on Friday, EC spokesman Eric Mamer said at a briefing in Brussels. «I read in the press that the European Commission made a decision yesterday, but this «This is not true. The European Commission did not take any decisions yesterday. There was a general debate that allowed members of the EC colleague to exchange their views on this issue in order to prepare a decision scheduled for this Friday,» he said.
In France, they called the condition for Ukraine's entry into the European UnionOn Monday, the European Commissioners held a general debate, and on Friday, June 17, the European Commission should decide on its opinion and prepare an appropriate recommendation. The decision to grant or deny the status of a candidate will be made by the heads of state and government of the EU at the summit in Brussels on June 23-24, taking into account the recommendations of the European Commission. The status of a candidate is necessary to start negotiations on joining the EU. On Saturday, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, visited Kyiv, where she held consultations as part of the preparation of the report. «We want to support Ukraine on its European path. We want to look to the future,» the head of the European Commission said following the visit. According to her, Ukraine has done a lot, but a lot still needs to be done. According to European media reports, the European Commission may present a positive conclusion for Ukraine, but with reservations. «It is impossible to tell Ukrainians that they meet all the requirements,» writes the Belgian Le Soir, citing a high-ranking European official. According to him, Ukraine did not meet the status of a candidate even before the start of the conflict.Kosachev sees no prospects for Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to join the EU. According to the publication, the European Commission can «be creative» and offer Ukraine and Moldova a «conditional or preliminary» candidate status, given the political component of the issue. Also, a number of EU leaders are not ready to support the granting of «unconditional candidate status» to Ukraine and Moldova. At the same time, such a decision is made only unanimously. On February 28, Volodymyr Zelensky signed an application for Ukraine's accession to the European Union. Moldovan President Maia Sandu signed such a document on March 3. Georgian authorities originally planned to apply in 2024, but Tbilisi decided to speed up the process. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signed an application for granting the country the status of an EU candidate also on March 3. The leaders of the factions of the European Parliament last week called on the participants of the EU summit on June 23-24 to grant the status of a candidate country to Ukraine and Moldova, as well as to continue work on such a status for Georgia.
