European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos believes that all clusters in the negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU can be opened this year, and is optimistic that Cluster 1 can be opened as early as June. She stated this at a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday, writes UNN.
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"I see the possibility of opening all clusters this year, but we need to work very hard. So, one is the screening process that we have already carried out, the screening report of clusters 1, 2 and 6 to the Council (EU). Ukraine, as well as Moldova, have provided the documents necessary to move forward. Now the Council (EU) has all the elements to make a decision. And we hope that this will happen quickly," Kos said.
She added that "screening processes for all other clusters are already underway." "And we hope that all screening reports will be ready in September - early October," the European Commissioner said.
Yes, I am optimistic that we will be able to open Cluster 1 not only for Ukraine, but also for Moldova during the Polish Presidency
Let us add that on January 1, 2025, Poland began its presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will last six months - until July 1, 2025.
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On May 14, Ukraine completed domestic procedures to open negotiations with the EU on the first cluster.
On May 27, an interagency working group approved draft negotiating positions of Ukraine for two more of the total 6 clusters for negotiations on accession to the EU, a government decision is expected. The negotiating position on the first cluster has already been submitted to the European Commission.