Fico confirms that Slovakia will not block EU accession talks with Ukraine
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Slovak Prime Minister Fico says that although Ukraine is "absolutely not ready" for EU membership talks, Slovakia will not obstruct the European Council's decision to start negotiations.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Bratislava will not block negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, despite the fact that Ukraine is not ready for it. This is reported by Dennik N, reports UNN.
Details
Fico said he believes Ukraine is "absolutely not ready" to open negotiations, but will not block such a decision at the December 14-15 summit.
We will not obstruct the European Council's decision to start negotiations with Ukraine on EU accession. This is a political decision, it has nothing to do with reality. Ukraine is absolutely not ready to start negotiations
Addendum
Earlier UNN reported that the Slovak community of Zakarpattia appealed to EU leaders for support in opening negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the EU. The appeal emphasizes that Ukraine has made significant progress in implementing the European Commission's recommendations, especially regarding the rights of national minorities.
As a reminder,
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is going to block key decisions on Ukraine. According to him, Ukraine's accession to the EU under the accelerated procedure is not in the interests of Hungary and the European Union
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