Ukraine EU accession

EU leaders push to open Ukraine accession talks, sideline Hungary, Slovakia

Ukraine has made progress in preparing to open negotiation clusters for European Union membership and called for their immediate launch, The European Council said in the statement on March 19, which was adopted by 25 EU leaders — excluding Hungary and Slovakia — at a meeting in Brussels.

19 March, 05:37 PM

Brussels hands Kyiv complete EU accession conditions

A Ukrainian delegation in Brussels has received the European Union’s conditions for accession covering the final three negotiation clusters, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported on Telegram on March 17.

17 March, 11:00 AM

Some European nations want to delay Ukraine's EU accession by decades

Certain EU member states demanding that Ukraine prove its reforms are working and wait another 10 to 20 years, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on March 16.

16 March, 11:41 AM

‘Not ready and rife with corruption’: EU capitals push back on Ukraine’s 2027 bid

Ukraine’s effort to secure European Union membership by 2027 as part of a future peace agreement is facing strong resistance from several EU governments, Reuters reported on March 3, citing eight European diplomats and officials.

3 March, 06:46 PM

Brussels resists Zelenskyy’s push to anchor EU entry to postwar deal

The European Union cannot set a date for Ukraine’s accession because doing so would violate the bloc’s merit-based enlargement rules, European Commission spokesperson Paula Pinho said in Brussels on March 3.

3 March, 05:46 PM

EU leaders not ready to set date for Ukraine’s accession, Latvia’s president says

EU leaders are not prepared to set a specific date for Ukraine’s accession to the bloc, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said at the Munich Security Conference, Suspilne reported.

15 February, 06:27 PM

Berlin signals openness to negotiating concrete EU accession date for Ukraine

Germany considers it realistic to set a specific date for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union — a demand President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been pressing — Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said at a briefing before a meeting of NATO defense ministers, European Pravda reported on Feb. 12.

12 February, 05:39 PM

Luxembourg FM urges Ukraine not to issue ultimatums on EU accession timeline

Luxembourg Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for Ukraine to join the European Union in 2027 by urging Kyiv not to issue ultimatums.

29 January, 07:40 PM

EU enlargement chief says Ukraine could join bloc in 2027, but no date set

Many European Union member states would like to see Ukraine join the bloc as early as 2027, but no specific accession date has been set.

29 January, 06:15 PM

Berlin: Ukraine's EU entry by 2027 is impossible

January 2027 is unrealistic timeline for Ukraine to join the European Union, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Jan. 28, according to the news agency dpa.

29 January, 08:34 AM

Ukraine could join EU in 2028 if reforms are completed by 2027 — Deputy PM Kachka

Ukraine could become a member of the European Union in 2028 if it finishes key reforms by the end of 2027, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka said during a panel at the Ukrainian House in Davos.

22 January, 12:57 PM

EU weighing simplified two-tier membership for Ukraine

Brussels is working on proposals to scrap the EU accession system that has been in place for decades and replace it with a two-tier model that could accelerate Ukraine’s membership as part of any peace agreement to end the war, the Financial Times reported on Jan. 16.

16 January, 05:34 PM

Kyiv seeks firm EU accession date in U.S. peace plan

A potential date for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union is currently being discussed only with the United States and has not yet been confirmed by Brussels, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists on Dec. 23, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

24 December 2025, 04:57 PM

FT: Peace talks include proposal to accelerate Ukraine’s EU accession to 2027

The United States and Ukraine are discussing an accelerated timeline for Ukraine to join the European Union by 2027 as part of ongoing peace negotiations aimed at ending the war, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 12, citing sources familiar with the talks.

12 December 2025, 08:05 PM

Ukraine eyeing closure of all EU negotiation clusters by end of 2026, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine wants to close all six negotiation clusters for joining the European Union by the end of 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a meeting with the Ukrainian community in Ireland, the President's Office reported on Dec. 2.

3 December 2025, 12:29 PM

Ukraine’s parliament sees EU accession talks ending by 2028 as realistic — Korniyenko

First Deputy Speaker of Ukraine’s Parliament Oleksandr Korniyenko said completing negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union by 2028 is a realistic goal. He made the comment in an interview with European Pravda.

11 November 2025, 11:23 AM

Media leak of EU’s Ukraine report draft was no accident, expert warns

The European Commission’s early drafts of its report on Ukraine’s EU accession contained sharp criticism of Kyiv’s backsliding on anti-corruption measures, Daria Kaleniuk, executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), told NV on Nov. 6.

7 November 2025, 01:07 AM

Ukraine to finalize all EU negotiation clusters by end of November, Kachka says

Ukraine expects all negotiation clusters with the European Union to be finalized by the end of November and ready for opening in early December, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka said at a briefing with journalists on Nov. 6, NV reported.

6 November 2025, 05:18 PM

Ukraine achieves ‘best result in three years’ in EU enlargement report — deputy PM

The European Commission has acknowledged that Ukraine is showing record progress in most key areas of reform and is ready to begin talks on the first, second, and sixth negotiating clusters, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka said ahead of the official release of the enlargement report on Nov. 4.

4 November 2025, 05:09 PM

Hungary stalls Kyiv’s EU accession progress again

EU leaders failed to agree on opening negotiation clusters for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union at the Oct. 23 European Council summit in Brussels, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

24 October 2025, 08:47 AM

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