Ukraine EU bid

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

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

Merz proposes no-vote EU commissioner for Ukraine, reviving plan Kyiv rejected

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Kyiv could be represented in Brussels by a Ukrainian European commissioner under his proposed model of so-called associate EU membership for Ukraine, though only in a limited role, Ukrinform reported on June 11, citing his speech in the Bundestag.

11 June, 03:35 PM

Merz warns Hungary not to block Ukraine’s EU path over minority-rights dispute

Hungary’s support for Ukraine and opening talks on its accession to the European Union are priorities for Europe and should not be blocked by bilateral disputes between Budapest and Kyiv, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on June 2.

2 June, 06:08 PM

Mathernová warns Ukraine’s EU path hinges on reforms, corruption fight — interview

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová acknowledges that Ukraine’s further European integration will be neither simple nor quick, speaks candidly about Mindichgate, assesses the country’s energy risks ahead of next winter and explains what she admires about Ukrainians — and what she finds hard to accept.

1 June, 11:33 AM

Kachka says Merz letter keeps Ukraine on track for full EU membership

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s letter on Ukraine’s possible “associate membership” reaffirms Kyiv’s path to full European Union membership, Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka said, Ukrinform reported.

22 May, 06:27 PM

Merz pushes special EU status to bring wartime Ukraine closer to membership

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed granting Ukraine special “associate member” status in the EU, with expanded rights and security guarantees before full accession to the European Union, Spiegel reported on May 21.

21 May, 11:25 AM

Merz urges Zelenskyy to sell Ukrainians on land-for-EU peace tradeoff

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia could require Ukraine to give up some territory that “will no longer be Ukrainian,” and linked such a deal to Kyiv’s path toward European Union membership, Reuters reported on April 27.

27 April, 06:35 PM

EU leaders turn Ukraine loan win into fresh battles over Kyiv’s future

EU leaders are confronting a daunting set of urgent challenges after approving a EUR 90 billion loan for Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, Politico reported on April 24.

24 April, 10:52 AM

Ukraine offers to delay EU benefits to speed membership bid

Ukraine is prepared to postpone access to some European Union membership benefits if that helps speed its accession to the bloc, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka said in an interview with Bloomberg on April 21.

21 April, 09:09 PM

Germany and France push ‘shadow’ EU status for Ukraine, stopping short of membership

Germany and France are pushing to give Ukraine a symbolic new status on its path to European Union membership, according to separate documents reviewed by the Financial Times.

20 April, 09:38 PM

Politico names five European leaders who could follow Orbán in blocking EU decisions

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stepped down, leaving behind what Politico described as the role of the EU’s chief destabilizer, but the bloc still relies on unanimity to approve sanctions, budgets and other decisions that require all member states to agree.

15 April, 10:33 AM

New recordings show Szijjártó and Lavrov working to slow Ukraine’s EU path

A newly released recording suggests Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó coordinated with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in ways that could hinder Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. The recording is part of an investigation published on April 8 by Vsquare, FRONTSTORY, Delfi Estonia, The Insider and the Investigative Center of Ján Kuciak, or ICJK.

9 April, 12:45 PM

25 EU nations back security guarantees, boost arms and training for Ukraine

The European Union is ready to contribute to security guarantees for Ukraine and will continue efforts toward a sustainable and just peace, 25 EU leaders said in a statement adopted at a European Council meeting in Brussels on March 19, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

19 March, 05:54 PM

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

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

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

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

EU report on Ukraine expansion positive despite leak of ‘negative trends,’ EU sources say

The European Commission has finalized a positive enlargement report on Ukraine that does not contain references to “negative trends,” contrary to what was reported by Reuters, according to multiple sources and a copy of the document reviewed by European Pravda.

4 November 2025, 02:31 PM

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