The process will continue if the 27 EU members agree to the decision (see video below).
The European Union recommends Ukraine’s candidacy to the bloc
The commission’s statement was released a day after the leaders of the bloc’s main powers visited Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, to clearly demonstrate their support for the country.
2 of 2 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis pose for a photo in Kyiv. — Photo: Ludovic Marin/REUTERS
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis pose for a photo in Kyiv. — Photo: Ludovic Marin/REUTERS
Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and the leaders of Germany, Olaf Scholz, and Italy, Mario Draghi, arrived in the city by train on February 24, on their first trip to Ukraine. They immediately went to Irpin and met with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis.
“All four of us support Ukraine’s immediate candidate status” for membership in the bloc, Macron said at a news conference with his three colleagues.