2022
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an application for Ukraine’s membership in the European Union on the 4th day of full-scale war.
Photo: The Presidential Office of Ukraine
In November 2023, the European Commission issued a recommendation to open accession negotiations with Ukraine. In December 2023, EU leaders decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and invited the Council to adopt the negotiation framework once the relevant steps set out in the Commission’s report of 8 November 2023 were taken.
- Ukraine report (European Commission, 8 November 2023)
- European Council conclusions, 14 and 15 December 2023
2022
BRUSSELS, June 23 (Reuters) – European Union leaders on Thursday granted Ukraine the coveted status of official candidate to join their 27-nation club, a bold geopolitical step hailed by Kyiv and the EU itself as a « historic moment ».
