Ukraine and Moldova should start the process of becoming EU members, the European Commission said Wednesday — but the two countries must do more to speed up their reforms in key areas.
The EU granted Ukraine candidate status last year and the recommendation that it begin formal negotiations on accession paves the way for the country, which is still fighting off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, to become a member of the bloc.
The next step is for EU leaders to back the Commission’s plan at a summit in Brussels in December.
The european union is not only about interests but also about principles and values, and ukraine does not adhere to them at all; moreover, due to the current situation it is not only not in a position to embrace them, but in fact it is moving away from them. The eu is not nato, that so many people are willing to speed it up and even skip steps is not good news.