European integration

In Moldova, EU supporters win referendum with margin of over 13 thousand votes Supporters of the European Union won the referendum in Moldova by a margin of more than 13 thousand votes. 21.10.24 22:35 9 215 66

Stefanishyna on Ukraine’s membership in EU: There is still lot of work to be done Ukraine still has a lot of work to do as part of the European integration process, but this process will not take long. 22.07.24 16:29 747 8

Ukraine can integrate into EU even before end of war, - former EU Ambassador Mingarelli Ukraine can gradually integrate into the European Union even before the fighting ends. 01.05.24 14:08 517 4 World

Ukraine must meet democratic criteria to join EU despite war - EU Deputy Ambassador Duflot Ukraine must meet the criteria of democracy to join the European Union regardless of the fact that the country is at war, as the assessment of progress cannot be changed depending on the circumstances. 21.03.24 15:57 3 159 39 Ukrainian Politics

It is important to form Ukrainian-Polish advisory group to support Ukraine on its way to EU, - Zelenskyy President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes it is advisable to establish a Ukrainian-Polish advisory group to help Ukraine on its path to EU integration. 22.01.24 17:42 504 5 Ukrainian Politics

We have to make decision to support Ukraine, this is matter of trust in EU, - Prime Minister of Finland Orpo Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that "strong decisions" in support of Ukraine must be approved at the EU summit. Member countries must agree to demonstrate the unity of the European Union. 14.12.23 11:28 622 1 World

EU is not "Hungarian market" - Belgian Prime Minister De Kroo sharply responds to Orban’s statements Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre De Kroo criticised his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban and said that the EU was not a "Hungarian market". 13.12.23 19:14 16 292 32 World

European Parliament calls on European Council to start EU accession talks with Ukraine - resolution On the eve of the European Council meeting, during which EU leaders are to decide whether or not to start membership negotiations with Ukraine, the European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on the Council to make such a decision. 13.12.23 15:30 5 079 6 Ukrainian Politics

Scholz to lobby for start of EU accession talks with Ukraine during meeting in Brussels German Chancellor Olaf Scholz intends to lobby for continued financial support for Ukraine and the start of negotiations on our country’s accession to the EU in Brussels during his meeting with EU heads of state and government on 14-15 December. 13.12.23 14:56 3 403 26 Ukrainian Politics

Romania supported Ukraine in opening negotiations on our country’s accession to EU in December, - Stefanishyna So far, Ukraine has succeeded in gaining Romania’s support for the process of opening negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. 09.12.23 14:21 983 20 Ukrainian Politics

Italian Foreign Minister Tajan is positive about Ukraine’s integration into EU Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajan believes that it is impossible to say exactly when Ukraine will become a member of the European Union. 08.12.23 18:38 502 3 Ukrainian Politics

EU should become state, - former Italian Prime Minister Draghi Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said that the EU is at a turning point and now the bloc needs to unite in order to "become a state". 01.12.23 12:52 3 534 31 World

To join EU, Ukraine needs to introduce more than 3 thousand standards and rules, - Stefanishyna In order to join the EU, Ukraine needs to implement more than 3,000 standards and rules, but this is not so much. 09.11.23 21:55 4 664 66 Ukrainian Politics

"In context of EU standards, we are moving at speed of light," said Chentsov, representative of Ukraine in EU According to Vsevolod Chentsov, the representative of Ukraine to the EU, the European integration of Ukraine by EU standards is taking place at an extraordinary speed. 13.07.23 19:50 1 850 82 Ukrainian Politics

Next 6 months will be decisive for start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to EU, - Zelensky Before the visit of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Kyiv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky gave an interview to Spanish journalists, where he discussed the situation at the ZNPP, the split in Russia, and our expectations from the Vilnius NATO summit. 01.07.23 13:13 2 014 47 Ukrainian Politics

First joint meeting of heads of Verkhovna Rada and European Parliament committees will be held on April 12 The chairmen of the committees of the European Parliament and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will meet for the first joint meeting to discuss Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. 11.04.23 20:41 472 6 Previously in trend: Support for Ukraine

Start of negotiations on accession of Ukraine and Moldova to EU is expected at summit in December, - Michel At the winter summit of the countries of the European Union, they can discuss the prospect of starting negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the European Community. 28.03.23 15:30 1 898 5 Ukrainian Politics

We are counting on start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to EU under Sweden’s presidency of Council of EU, - Zelensky The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, held an online meeting with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson. 06.01.23 14:32 1 960 42 Previously in trend: War

They talked about European integration, confiscation of Russian money and "Grain from Ukraine" initiative - Shmyhal met with Belgian Prime Minister Croo Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during a meeting with Prime Minister Alexander de Croo discussed a number of issues, including the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine. 26.11.22 19:41 751 9 Economics

Ukraine will become member of EU, reconstruction must take this perspective into account, - Scholz Germany supports Ukraine’s full membership in the EU in the future, therefore the reconstruction of the country should take place taking this perspective into account. 24.10.22 15:04 8 053 28 Previously in trend: War

European political community will not become alternative to joining EU, - Borrell The European political community, the first meeting of which will take place today in Prague, will not be an alternative to the enlargement of the European Union or a substitute for full membership in the EU. 06.10.22 11:24 2 650 9 World

Ukraine plans to implement all recommendations of European Commission by end of year, - PO Ukraine has already carried out a significant part of the work on the implementation of the recommendations of the European Commission regarding the granting of the status of a candidate country for EU accession and expects to implement all seven recommendations by the end of this year. 02.08.22 17:30 950 16 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian Ministry Cabinet expects Parliament to pass 50 bills on European integration - Schmigal The Cabinet of Ministers will not delay the implementation of European directives until after the war. Ministers expect that Parliament will soon consider 50 submitted and agreed European integration bills. 30.07.22 00:37 1 327 9 Ukrainian Politics

Нeads of Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine should be appointed as soon as possible. Kyiv should focus on implementation of law on deoligarchization, - von der Leyen The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, calls on Ukraine to focus on the implementation of the law on deoligarchization. 01.07.22 12:27 5 141 51 Ukrainian Politics

PO on compliance with requirements for EU membership: In short term, more than 70 laws need to be adopted The status of a candidate for membership in the European Union changes the entire agenda of Ukraine's domestic and foreign policy - everything will be determined by Ukraine's European integration. 24.06.22 17:21 2 793 25 Ukrainian Politics

We expect decision on granting to Ukraine status of candidate for EU membership tomorrow evening-day after tomorrow morning, - Stefanishyna The decision to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union will be made from the morning of June 24 or in the evening of June 23. 22.06.22 16:22 1 104 3 Ukrainian Politics

Giving Ukraine EU candidate status could be one of key European decisions of first third of XXI century, - Zelensky The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the status of a candidate for membership of the European Union for Ukraine can historically strengthen freedom in Europe and become one of the key European decisions of the XXI century. 16.06.22 19:12 2 222 24 War in Ukraine

There is no alternative to our membership in EU, - Zelenskyi Ukraine is not currently considering any alternative to joining the EU. And agreements with the United Kingdom on a defence alliance are security measures. 06.06.22 16:59 2 228 10 Previously in trend: War

Kuleba on Ukraine's membership in EU: This is inevitable Ukraine's European integration process is inevitable, and sooner or later the country will join the EU, so Germany's political elites are now faced with a choice: to lead this process and enter the history of Europe, or stay away. 15.05.22 14:45 2 715 18 War in Ukraine

We appeal to EU for Ukraine's immediate accession to EU under new special procedure Ukraine must join the European Union under a new special procedure. 28.02.22 10:59 12 334 71 Previously in trend: War

EU warns Russia of new sanctions in case of further aggression against Ukraine In the event of further Russian aggression against Ukraine, Moscow will face new sanctions with far-reaching consequences. 27.12.21 12:34 2 677 8 Ukrainian Politics

German foreign minister backs deepening of contacts with Ukraine, its rapprochement with EU German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has supported the further deepening of bilateral contacts between Ukraine and Germany and Ukraine's rapprochement with the European Union. 23.12.21 11:09 1 336 13 Ukrainian Politics

USA and Germany will continue to cooperate to support Ukraine, - Biden US President Joe Biden said the United States and Germany will continue to work together to support Ukraine, its reforms, and the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Ukrainian citizens. 16.07.21 11:14 5 239 42 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine needs clear plans for future membership in EU, NATO - Nauseda Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has said he believes that the EU and NATO should give Ukraine clear plans for future membership. 07.07.21 12:43 534 7 Ukrainian Politics

Borrell welcomes cooperation between Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova in coming closer to EU The European Union welcomes the initiative of the Associated Trio of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova to coordinate efforts in closer integration into the European Union and to implement the reforms required. 24.06.21 15:16 538 5 Ukrainian Politics

Kuleba expresses concern over possible resumption of EU-Russia summits Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has expressed deep concern to EU High Representative Josep Borrell over the idea of resuming EU-Russia summits. 24.06.21 15:20 875 6 Ukrainian Politics

PM Shmyhal: Ukraine aspires to join EU in next 5-10 years Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has stated that Ukraine aspires to become a member of the European Union in the next 5 to10 years. 22.03.21 16:24 2 300 58 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian railways turn to European practices of component procurement, expert says Ukrainian state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia has been introducing for several months 2020 European practices in its procurement process of goods and components and it took place almost for the first time since its existence. 26.06.20 14:08 95 0 Economics

Kuleba: European integration course remains unchangeable for Ukraine Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Dmytro Kuleba has stated that Ukraine's course towards European integration remains unchangeable and a "turn" in the other direction is unacceptable. 07.10.19 12:03 3 290 73 Ukrainian Politics

Zelenskyi: Ukraine moving toward Europe, bringing the country, its army closer to NATO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi declares that Ukraine will go to Europe and strive for European standards, will bring itself and its army closer to NATO and the standards of the alliance. 03.07.19 11:05 7 535 218 Ukrainian Politics

Hungary ready to encourage Ukraine’s European integration, - Ambassador Íjgyártó Ambassador of Hungary to Ukraine István Íjgyártó said during his visit to the Zakarpattia region that positive developments in bilateral relations between Hungary and Ukraine have started to emerge. 23.01.19 14:33 4 599 50 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko: Ukraine to gain EU membership prospect in 2021 President Petro Poroshenko is convinced that Ukraine will gain a prospect of membership in the EU in 2021. 26.01.18 16:50 36 719 183 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko: Ukraine to hold referenda on NATO, EU membership in foreseeable future President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is positive about results of future referenda on Ukraine's accession to NATO and the European Union. 01.12.17 12:24 15 906 234 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainians to be able to travel to EU without visas on the night of June 11, - Presidential Administration The EU’s visa waiver program for Ukrainian citizens will become operational on the night of June 11. 17.05.17 19:54 24 959 147 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

"We have no intention to abandon European integration course," - Poroshenko at annual meeting with foreign ambassadors President Petro Poroshenko addressed foreign ambassadors accredited in Ukraine at the Annual Christmas and New Year meeting. 16.01.17 23:33 7 617 100 Ukrainian Politics

Netherlands will demand limits on Ukraine EU agreement, - Reuters Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will ask European Union leaders on Thursday to rule out financial or security guarantees for Ukraine and not to offer Ukrainians the right to live and work in the bloc. 12.12.16 17:21 30 119 128 Ukrainian Politics

German president proposes pausing European integration, says goals should be discussed German President Joachim Gauck deems European integration needs a break. 28.11.16 10:31 36 639 204 Incidents

Ukraine-EU summit might take place in Brussels Nov. 24, - Foreign Ministry The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine confirmed that the Ukraine-EU summit might be held in Brussels (Belgium) Nov. 24. 07.10.16 11:09 1 526 2 World