Ukraine may start negotiations with the EU on the first cluster in April - Stefanishyna

Ukraine is awaiting the approval of a roadmap to start negotiations on EU accession. The first cluster may be opened in April, two more in June, and all may be opened under the Danish presidency.

This was stated by the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine - Minister of Justice Olha Stefanishyna during the conference “Ukraine's Accession to the EU: Formation of a Transformational Agenda”, reports UNN .

We have to provide a roadmap, and for this the EU has to ask for it, we need a consensus. Hungary is not in a hurry to make a decision, but we are very hopeful that this week and next week it will be made. If Ukraine provides these roadmaps, we will be able to open negotiations on Cluster 1 in April. Similarly, in June, we will be ready to open negotiations on 2 more clusters, and, accordingly, under the Danish presidency, we will be able to open 3 more clusters, that is, all

The minister says there are no priority clusters, because each cluster is the main one for Ukraine, it structures and unites the state around key areas in which the country is moving.

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The second cluster under negotiation is the internal market. For example, cluster 1 is the soul of our future membership, while the domestic market is its body

She also said that the Polish side has offered Ukraine to open negotiations on foreign security policy, which includes trade policy.

We have already held negotiations on this, and by the way, these negotiations were very successful

Recall

 Earlier, European Commissioner for Enlargement Martha Kos said that it was possible to open the Fundamentals and External Action clusters as part of the negotiations with Ukraine on its accession to the EU in the first half of the year.