Ukraine and the European Union have agreed to step up work on meeting interim benchmarks in the areas of democracy and the rule of law.
This was reported by EU Commissioner Marta Kos.
According to her, a high-level working group meeting took place on 15 November, attended by Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi and Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk.
“We have made progress in agreeing concrete reform outcomes and have mapped out a path to deliver on Ukraine’s ambition — to meet the interim benchmarks in the first half of 2027. Together, we can seize this historic opportunity to bring Ukraine’s accession to the EU closer,” Kos wrote on her page on the X platform.
- Recently, Kos said that Ukraine could close at least seven of the 35 negotiating chapters on accession to the European Union as early as 2027 if it meets the interim benchmarks in the area of the rule of law.
- The European Commission is proposing the introduction of a new model of gradual integration for candidate countries on the path to EU membership. It is intended to complement and strengthen the current accession process.