EU accession

EU opens Ukraine’s second and third accession clusters

The European Union officially opened two more negotiating clusters for Ukraine’s accession to the bloc on Oct. 13.

13 October, 07:55 PM

EU agrees to open Ukraine’s second and third negotiating clusters

European Union countries have agreed to open Ukraine’s second and third negotiating clusters in its EU accession talks, Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s minister for European affairs and defense, announced on Oct. 12.

12 October, 10:48 PM

Hungary lifts veto on opening negotiation clusters in Ukraine’s EU accession talks

Hungary has lifted its veto blocking the opening of clusters 2 and 3 in Ukraine’s EU accession talks, European Pravda reported, citing an EU source familiar with the negotiations on Oct. 7.

7 October, 03:47 PM

Parliament to vote on minority schools bill for EU accession talks

A bill that would establish the status of a national-minority school has been registered with the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada), Education Committee chair Serhii Babak announced on Oct. 5.

5 October, 09:24 PM

Ukraine ready to open all remaining negotiation clusters, Chentsov says

Ukraine has met the necessary conditions and is technically ready to open the remaining negotiating clusters in its European Union accession talks, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Vsevolod Chentsov told Suspilne on Oct. 2.

3 October, 10:04 AM

Poland will not block opening of negotiating clusters for Ukraine

Poland will not block the opening of negotiating clusters in Ukraine’s accession talks with the European Union, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv, European Pravda reported on Sept. 14.

14 September, 12:58 PM

Hungary once again stalls Ukraine’s EU accession talks

At the first meeting after the summer recess of the European Union Council’s Working Party on Enlargement (COELA), on Sept. 1, Hungary’s delegation again refused to approve the screening results for Ukraine’s EU accession negotiating clusters 2 and 3.

1 September, 10:49 PM

Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada to open representative office at European Parliament

Ukraine plans to open a representative office at the European Parliament in the near future to strengthen interaction with EU institutions and advance EU accession, Ukrinform wrote on Aug. 3, citing Verkhovna Rada Chair Ruslan Stefanchuk.

4 August, 09:07 AM

Ireland to push for faster Ukraine EU accession talks

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said Ireland will work during its EU Council presidency to open the next four negotiating clusters in Ukraine's accession talks as quickly as possible on July 23.

23 July, 04:11 PM

Ukraine, Moldova discuss Black Sea attacks, grain routes

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha held talks with Moldova's re-elected deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Mihai Popșoi, discussing both countries' paths toward European Union membership as well as the security situation in the Black Sea, Sybiha reported on X on July 23.

23 July, 01:16 PM

Hungary stalls expanding Ukraine accession talks until September

The European Council’s Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU (COELA), failed July 22 to approve the screening results for negotiation clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine and Moldova after Hungary refused to endorse them, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing EU sources.

22 July, 10:49 PM

Negotiating clusters: Ukraine and Moldova cannot move forward after Hungary objection

Hungary did not approve the screening results for clusters 2 through 6 for Ukraine and Moldova during a meeting of the EU Council’s Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU, known as COELA, European Pravda reported June 26, citing an EU source.

26 June, 03:43 PM

Hungary delays procedural step for Ukraine and Moldova’s EU accession

Hungary has postponed a key procedural step needed to advance Ukraine and Moldova’s applications for EU membership, Politico reported on June 23, citing two unnamed EU diplomats.

23 June, 11:32 PM

Ukraine, Moldova EU accession talks to be separated

Now that the first accession negotiations cluster for both Ukraine and Moldova is open, the two countries will move towards EU membership separately, depending on how quickly they meet Brussels’ criteria, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on June 22.

22 June, 09:39 PM

Tusk backs Magyar's stance against fast-tracking Ukraine's EU accession

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on June 19 he supported the position of his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Magyar, at the European Council summit that the final communique should not call for fast‑tracking Ukraine’s accession to the EU.

20 June, 12:37 AM

EU Council begins preparations for new Ukraine and Moldova accession clusters

The EU Council has begun technical preparations to open negotiating clusters 2-6 for Ukraine and Moldova, reviewing screening results and reform requirements needed to advance their accession process, European Pravda reported, citing diplomats and an EU official on June 17.

17 June, 04:55 PM

Zelenskyy: Ukraine earned right to join EU faster

The EU finally opening the first cluster of accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova is a clear sign that “Europe’s progress cannot be stopped” and that Ukraine “earned the right to move faster,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 15.

16 June, 02:23 AM

Ukraine and Hungary agree on 10 of 11 EU accession demands

Ukraine and Hungary have agreed on most of Budapest's demands during technical consultations on Kyiv's EU accession, but the issue of parliamentary representation for national minorities remains unresolved, Suspilne reported, citing sources on June 9.

9 June, 06:00 PM

EU begins formal process to open first accession cluster for Ukraine

The European Union has begun preparations to formally open the first negotiation cluster in accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, according to the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU, European Pravda reported on June 4.

4 June, 11:12 AM

Hungary about to lift Ukraine accession veto, report says

Hungary has signaled it will abandon its long-standing opposition to Ukraine’s EU accession, clearing the way for Ukraine and Moldova to begin formal membership talks in the coming days, Politico reported on June 2, citing four diplomats.

2 June, 07:57 PM

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