The article noted that although this event is not yet officially on the EU Council's calendar, European ministers have already discussed the date and reached a preliminary agreement.
Following a meeting in Luxembourg on June 15, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos did not name a specific date but hinted that the opening of new clusters in negotiations with Ukraine could happen in July.
"Today is a mega-Monday [June 15] for me... I hope we will have an 'incredible Tuesday' [July 14] in July," she said.
Ukraine's European integration
All European Union member states definitively agreed to open the first cluster for Ukraine and Moldova on June 15, a move top European officials have already called a "defining moment for Europe."
Ukraine and Moldova received official EU candidate status in June 2022.
In January 2025, the European Commission recommended starting formal negotiations to bring the legislation of both countries in line with European standards.
Ahead of the current meeting in Luxembourg, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted Kyiv's significant successes on its reform path, emphasizing that Ukraine has taken a massive step toward the European community over the past year. At the same time, discussions are ongoing in Western media and diplomatic circles regarding the pace of the bloc's expansion.
In particular, The Guardian, citing European officials, noted that completing the technical part of negotiations with Ukraine is entirely realistic within four years. Meanwhile, the possibility of decoupling the Ukraine-Moldova pair in the future is being discussed behind the scenes in the EU, as some European diplomats estimate that Chisinau is now advancing on a number of internal reforms somewhat faster than Kyiv.