EU to open first accession cluster with Ukraine and Moldova
In the next few days, the EU will open the first cluster with Ukraine and Moldova, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on 9 June, presenting the 21st package of sanctions against Russia.
“This basically opens the door to the next phase of the accession process: the formal start of accession negotiations,” said von der Leyen.
Concluding her statement on sanctions, von der Leyen said: “One thing I admire most about our Ukrainian friends is their unbreakable determination to belong to our European Union. That is impressive. They are delivering reform after reform while their cities are under attack. While the sky above them is filled with smoke. While air raid sirens echo across the country. Despite all this, they are making extraordinary progress. Clearly, Ukraine has delivered. So it is now high time for us to deliver as well.”
Ukraine and Moldova applied to join the EU in spring 2022. Both countries opened EU accession negotiations in June 2024. Since then, Moldova and Ukraine have completed the screening process.
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