The European Commission has started explanatory meetings with Ukrainian representatives on agriculture and rural development. The Ukrainian delegation is headed by Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Markiyan Dmytrasevych, the ministry's website reports UNN.
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In his opening remarks, the Deputy Minister thanked the EU for its unwavering support of Ukraine during Russia's full-scale treacherous war against the Ukrainian people.
Despite the ongoing hostilities, intense Russian shelling of Ukrainian cities, villages and energy infrastructure, it is very important for us to move towards our goal of joining the EU. We realize that this path will not be easy, and negotiations in the agricultural sector will be even more so. We are very grateful to the European Commission for the opportunity to participate in this explanatory meeting, even a month earlier than planned. We look forward to further cooperation and mutual support on the path of Ukraine's accession to the EU
Explanatory meetings on the Agriculture and Rural Development section will be held on April 25-26.
On April 29-30, meetings will be held on Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy. At the end of May - on the section Fish farming.
After these meetings, Ukraine is obliged to present its progress on each of the chapters. Based on these presentations, the European Commission will screen the legislation and provide specific recommendations. That is, what Ukraine needs to do to open negotiations on a particular chapter.
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The European Commission's explanatory meetings are part of the process of verifying the compliance of Ukraine's legislation as a candidate country with EU law.