The European Union agrees to start the accession process of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in the midst of war

The countries of the European Union agreed this Monday to start the process so that Ukraine, moldova and Georgia may become, in the future, members of the community club, following the request that these three countries made to Brussels last week.

As reported by the French presidency of the Union on its official Twitter account, the Twenty-seven today asked the Commission to take the first step on that path, preparing the necessary report to decide whether the countries of the European Union grant to Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia candidate country status.

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“Agreement to invite the European Commission to present an opinion on each of the applications for accession to the European Union presented by Ukraine, Georgia and moldova”said the tweet, after a meeting of the ambassadors of the Twenty-seven before the community institutions, in which they analyzed the issue.

the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskysigned the petition for accession to the European Union last week, as part of the response to the invasion that Russia launched on February 24.

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Moldova and Georgia they followed in his footsteps immediately, fearing Moscow.

The Community Executive will now prepare a report in which it will assess whether Kiev, Chisinau and Tbilisi meet the criteria to become candidate countries to enter the European Unionamong them, respect for the fundamental values ​​of the Union, the existence of stable institutions that guarantee democracy, as well as a market economy.

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When Brussels completes its assessment – which is the first step in a process that usually lasts years – the countries of the European Union they will have to approve it unanimously and only then can accession negotiations begin.

The president of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, assured last week that “there is still a way to go” to successfully complete this enlargement process.

Today Turkey, Serbia and Montenegro are in negotiations with Brussels to join the EU and Albania and North Macedonia have obtained the status of candidate countries.

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Source: Elcomercio

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