Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. File photoWARSAW, June 23 While agreeing to grant Ukraine candidate status, the European Union is simultaneously taking responsibility for that country, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters in Brussels, where the EU summit is taking place.Heads of State and the governments of the European Union at the summit in Brussels on Thursday approved the granting of Ukraine and Moldova the status of candidates for joining the union. EU leaders also supported giving Georgia a European perspective, after fulfilling the conditions it will be able to receive candidate status. «This is a historic moment. The European Council agreed to grant candidate status for Ukraine and Moldova. All European countries, all of Europe, the entire EU must take responsibility for their own direct neighborhood,» Morawiecki said. He noted that the EU countries agreed to grant Ukraine candidate status largely due to Poland's position. «Poland and several other countries of Central Europe have carried out a broad diplomatic and political action. Our efforts have been effective. Today, Ukraine sees that it can count on Poland as an effective ally, one that, after three months of difficult diplomatic efforts, has achieved its goal. Today, all of Europe is Ukraine in its struggle for freedom,» the Polish prime minister said.
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