EU Ambassador to Ukraine: I hope to see Ukraine in EU during this decade
Two years is not a figure that should be taken for granted, but there is hope to see Ukraine as a full member of the EU during this decade.
This was stated by Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova, Censor.NET reports with reference to RBC-Ukraine.
Mathernova noted that joining the EU means that Ukraine has to take a massive amount of laws that need to be implemented, and this, of course, takes time.
"I would not like to talk about it now, but what Ukraine has shown over the past year, since it received candidate status, gives me the opportunity to say that you will move towards membership faster than other countries," she said.
Mathernova also said she hopes to see Ukraine in the EU within this decade
"I don't think that two years is a figure that should be taken for granted. But I really, I hope to see Ukraine in the EU during this decade," she said.
As reported, on November 8, the European Commission recommended that the European Council start negotiations with Ukraine on membership in the European Union. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that if the EU Council opens negotiations with Ukraine on joining the EU, work on the process can begin immediately.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says that the recommendations of the European Commission are key for EU leaders to make a political decision in December to start negotiations with Ukraine.
