Shmygal tells when Ukraine may join the EU

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Whaen Ukraine plans to join the EU - said Prime Minister Shmygal
Ukrainian Truth
12:15, 30.01.2023

Shmygal sees the prospect of Ukraine joining the EU within two years.



Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said this in an interview with Politico.

We have a very ambitious plan to join the European Union within the next two years. So we expect that this year, in 2023, we can already hold this pre-accession negotiation stage.

This slightly contradicts the vision of EU leaders themselves, who believe that the prospect of Ukraine joining the EU is a much longer term prospect.

French President Emmanuel Macron, for example, said last year that it could be "decades" before Ukraine joins.

This Friday there will be a summit devoted precisely to Ukraine's accession to the EU. Shmygal hopes that a significant leap can be achieved there.

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