Stefanishina on the path to EU accession: we can afford to spend some time on it .
Olga Stefanishina ,
KYIV. UkraineGate . 23 . June . 2022 | Society.
Ukraine will mobilize a political consensus on joining the EU only when there is confidence that the decision to join the EU will strengthen us. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishina on the air of the national telethon .
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“The decision directly on accession is indeed a political one, but a certain path must be taken. Ukraine’s main position is that we must become a strong and competitive member of the European Union, strengthen the Ukrainian economy and the European economy … Therefore, mobilize political consensus on We will join only when we are sure that the decision to join the EU will strengthen us. This means that we have to rebuild the country, infrastructure, set new economic priorities, new sectors, “Stefanishina said.
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Here the official mentioned the enemy’s missile strikes on industrial facilities. “We know today that the metallurgical industry has actually been destroyed due to the destruction of Azovstal. Missile strikes, shelling of grain storage facilities and agricultural products are taking place,” she said.
“That’s why we have to rebuild our country and count down when we become members of the EU. We can afford to spend some time on this, because today is the first legal decision in the history of Ukraine’s independence that Ukraine will become a member of the EU. “, – Stefanishina emphasized.
As for the expectations of the decision to apply for EU membership, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, “there may be communication through social media, the meeting at the level of leaders lasts long enough, so we will know that the decision was made, but public communication will be late in the evening outside Brussels. “
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A two-day summit of EU leaders starts today in Brussels. Ukraine is waiting for a historic decision – to give the country the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union.
Ahead of the EU summit, European Council President Charles Michel said he was “confident” that European Union leaders would give Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status and Georgia’s European perspective today.
Source: Ukrgate