Ukraine EU accession

Hungary blocks opening of last two negotiating clusters in Ukraine's EU accession talks

At a meeting of the EU Council's working party on enlargement (COELA) in Brussels on Oct. 27, Hungary refused to approve the screening results for the fourth and fifth negotiating clusters in Ukraine's EU accession talks, European Pravda reported, citing EU diplomats with knowledge of the matter.

27 October, 05:49 PM

Le Pen warns Ukraine’s EU entry would hurt France’s agricultural sector

Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, said Ukraine’s accession to the European Union would hurt France first. She made the remarks in a post on X on Oct. 7.

8 October, 12:29 PM

EU could open two accession clusters for Ukraine and Moldova next week — Kos

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said two negotiating clusters in the EU accession process for Ukraine and Moldova could open next week.

5 October, 06:36 PM

EU vows to maintain Ukraine support despite Russian threats to diplomats

The European Union has no intention of reducing its support for Ukraine because of Russian threats against foreign diplomats in Kyiv, European Commission spokesperson Christian Wigand said, RBC-Ukraine reported on Oct. 3.

4 October, 11:05 AM

Albania’s PM says EU is making false promises to Ukraine about membership

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the European Union is making unrealistic promises to Ukraine about joining the bloc under its existing accession procedure and called for a different approach to Kyiv’s integration.

3 October, 02:55 PM

Vučić backs Ukraine's push for fast EU accession

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić voiced support for Ukraine's European integration and hopes Ukraine will open and close all EU accession negotiation clusters as quickly as possible, he said during an Aug. 8, press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Belgrade, where the two leaders discussed both countries' European integration paths.

8 August, 08:40 PM

Ukraine envoy rejects claim honoring Bandera could hinder country’s EU accession

Only Ukraine has the right to choose its national heroes, and historical disputes should not obstruct support for its European integration, Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar told European Pravda.

6 August, 04:05 PM

Public support for Ukraine’s EU membership varies widely, survey shows

A new Polling Europe survey found that, across the entire European Union, 49 percent of citizens support Ukraine joining the bloc, 39 percent oppose it, and 12 percent are undecided, Euronews reported on Aug. 4.

5 August, 02:19 AM

Hungary again blocks key steps in Ukraine’s path to EU membership

Hungary has again blocked progress on two clusters in Ukraine’s accession negotiations with the European Union, the Financial Times reported, citing sources.

29 July, 02:41 PM

Polls show 52% of Polish citizens oppose Ukraine’s EU accession

The majority of Polish citizens (52%) oppose Ukraine's accession to the European Union, Polish news outlet RMF24, citing a survey conducted by Opinia24, reported on July 29.

29 July, 11:38 AM

Irish PM Micheál Martin arrives in Kyiv to hold high-level talks with Zelenskyy

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, whose country now holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, arrived in Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Irish Examiner reported on July 23.

23 July, 01:30 PM

Member states to press Hungary again on opening Ukraine negotiation clusters

The Council of the EU’s Working Party on Enlargement, or COELA, will make a second attempt on July 22 to persuade Hungary to approve the screening results for Ukraine and Moldova’s second and third negotiation clusters, allowing the formal opening process to begin, European Pravda reported, citing EU diplomats.

21 July, 06:55 PM

Hungary considered unblocking two more negotiating clusters for Ukraine

Hungary was weighing whether to unblock two more negotiating clusters in Ukraine's EU accession process, though no final decision has been made, European Pravda reported on July 14, citing its own sources.

14 July, 03:50 PM

Ukraine moves closer to EU membership as sixth negotiation cluster officially opens

The European Union has officially opened the sixth accession negotiation cluster with Ukraine, focusing on external relations, Irish Minister for EU Affairs Thomas Byrne announced, Ukrinform reported on July 14.

14 July, 12:23 PM

Ukraine’s sixth negotiation cluster to be formally approved on July 14

The European Union’s Intergovernmental Conference will formally approve the decision by EU ambassadors to open the sixth negotiation cluster in Ukraine’s EU accession process on July 14, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said on X on July 10.

10 July, 05:31 PM

EU aims to open sixth negotiating cluster for Ukraine next week

The European Union plans to open the sixth negotiating cluster, called "External Relations," for Ukraine and Moldova on July 14, during a meeting of the EU's General Affairs Council in Brussels, European Pravda reported, citing sources.

8 July, 05:14 PM

Zelenskyy arrives in Ireland as Kyiv seeks EU boost under Irish presidency

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Ireland on July 1 to attend a ceremony marking the start of the country’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, he said on Telegram.

1 July, 05:03 PM

Poland warns Ukraine’s EU bid hinges on resolving wartime memory dispute

Warsaw would not support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union unless Kyiv changes its approach to honoring figures from the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, or OUN, and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said, Polsat News reported.

30 June, 11:14 AM

EU work on Ukraine accession clusters to resume under Ireland presidency

The European Union will continue work to open the next five negotiating clusters in Ukraine’s accession talks during Ireland’s EU Council presidency, starting July 1, Suspilne reported, citing an EU diplomat.

26 June, 06:12 PM

Brussels explores pre-membership benefits for Ukraine and Moldova

The European Commission is working on plans to grant EU candidate countries economic benefits before they formally join the bloc, Politico reported on June 26.

26 June, 10:15 AM

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