{"id":40320,"date":"2022-06-18T10:25:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T07:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukrgate.com\/eng\/?p=40320"},"modified":"2022-06-18T10:25:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T07:25:41","slug":"zelensky-holds-talks-with-rutte-dutch-pm-assures-support-for-ukraines-eu-candidate-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ukrgate.com\/eng\/?p=40320","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky holds talks with Rutte: Dutch PM assures support for Ukraine&#8217;s EU candidate status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate , 18 , June , 2022 | Poliyical News.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>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.\u00a0<strong>The head of state wrote about this on Twitter<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quote<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe busy and productive day ended with a conversation with Mark Rutte.&nbsp;He thanked for supporting Ukraine&#8217;s EU candidate status.&nbsp;He informed about the situation at the front.&nbsp;Further security support for Ukraine was discussed.&nbsp;He thanked for the significant help of the Netherlands.&nbsp;We look forward to its continuation, &#8220;Zelensky wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Before<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Commission on Friday\u00a0recommended\u00a0granting Ukraine EU candidate status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, the Dutch government made it clear that it had doubts about the EU&#8217;s 27-nation enlargement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, last month, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte\u00a0expressed the opinion\u00a0that the probability that Ukraine will soon become a candidate for EU membership is small.\u00a0In particular, he said, it would be &#8220;unfair&#8221; for the Western Balkans, which have waited much longer to apply for EU membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, some media outlets reported that the Netherlands is currently\u00a0in favor of granting\u00a0Ukraine candidate status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.\u00a0But now that the bloc&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source:\u00a0Ukrgate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate , 18 , June , 2022 | Poliyical News. \u00a0In 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.\u00a0The head of state wrote about this on Twitter . 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