The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the application of accession to the European Union.
A copy of the document was published by the President’s speaker Sergii Nykyforov.
“Your Excellency! Herewith Ukraine as the European state that is committed to the values, stated with Article 2 of the European Union Agreement, has the honor to apply to become a member of the European Union according to the Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union” - the document notes.
The document is addressed to the President of France Emmanuel Macron (current chair of EU Council), the President of the European Council Charles Michel, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of European Parliament Roberta Metsola.
Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union stipulates that any European State which respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply to become a member of the Union. The European Parliament and national Parliaments shall be notified of this application. The applicant State shall address its application to the Council, which shall act unanimously after consulting the Commission and after receiving the consent of the European Parliament, which shall act by a majority of its component members. The conditions of eligibility agreed upon by the European Council shall be taken into account.
The conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the Union is founded, which such admission entails, shall be the subject of an agreement between the Member States and the applicant State. This agreement shall be submitted for ratification by all the contracting States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements.
Earlier this morning President Zelenskyi has announced that Ukraine applies to the EU regarding pressing accession according to the new special procedure. The details of such procedure have not been disclosed yet.