KYIV. UkraineGate , 18 , June , 2022 | Poliyical News.
In a telephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte assured that he supports granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership. The head of state wrote about this on Twitter .
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“The busy and productive day ended with a conversation with Mark Rutte. He thanked for supporting Ukraine’s EU candidate status. He informed about the situation at the front. Further security support for Ukraine was discussed. He thanked for the significant help of the Netherlands. We look forward to its continuation, “Zelensky wrote.
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The European Commission on Friday recommended granting Ukraine EU candidate status.
Earlier, the Dutch government made it clear that it had doubts about the EU’s 27-nation enlargement.
So, last month, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte expressed the opinion that the probability that Ukraine will soon become a candidate for EU membership is small. In particular, he said, it would be “unfair” for the Western Balkans, which have waited much longer to apply for EU membership.
At the same time, some media outlets reported that the Netherlands is currently in favor of granting Ukraine candidate status.
Earlier, Bloomberg argued that support from EU member states was not a final agreement, as some countries, including Denmark and the Netherlands, had previously expressed reservations about granting candidate status to Ukraine. But now that the bloc’s largest members are on board, with leaders in France, Germany and Italy expressing support, it will be difficult for others to block the decision.
Source: Ukrgate