The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Appeal to the Member States of the European Union and the EU institutions to support the opening of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union. The decision was made at a at a meeting on Saturday. This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak on Telegram, UNN reports .
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292 MPs voted for the decision.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appeals to the national parliaments and governments of of the European Union member states and the institutions of the European Union and calls upon them to Support Ukraine's aspirations to join the European Union by Deciding to open negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the European Union the European Union during the European Council meeting on December 15, 2023 in accordance with Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union.
To recap
In In mid-December, 27 leaders of the EU member states are to decide whether to accept the recommendation of the European Commission to invite Ukraine to start negotiations on membership negotiations as soon as it fulfills the final conditions.
Any such a decision requires the unanimity of the 27 members of the bloc, with Hungary is seen as the main potential obstacle. The Hungarian prime minister, as Reuters Reuters has repeatedly stated that Hungary will not support the European Commission's proposal in its current form.
The Guardian recently reported, citing diplomatic sources that the European Commission plans to unfreeze unfreeze 10 billion euros for Hungary. of European funds for Hungary. This is about a third of the country's total funding from the European Union. At the same time, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is still sticking to his opposition to Ukraine's accession negotiations, but is already showing flexibility on other issues.