{"id":112921,"date":"2022-06-17T15:12:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T12:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/df.news\/?p=112921"},"modified":"2022-06-17T15:44:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T12:44:15","slug":"european-commission-recommends-granting-ukraine-eu-candidate-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/df.news\/en\/2022\/06\/17\/european-commission-recommends-granting-ukraine-eu-candidate-status\/","title":{"rendered":"European Commission recommends granting Ukraine EU candidate status: Zelensky hails move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"newsHeading\">The European Commission has recommended that Ukraine be granted the EU candidate status, which is a mandatory formal step before the issue is considered at the European Council.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an official opinion by the European Commission at a press conference on Friday, June 17, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-polytics\/3508964-european-commission-recommends-granting-ukraine-eu-candidate-status.html\">Ukrinform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission simultaneously considered EU membership applications from Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The European Council will consider Ukraine&#8217;s application for candidate status for membership in the European Union at its meeting on June 23-24.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsHeading\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the decision by the European Commission and expressed hope for the positive results of next week&#8217;s European Council meeting.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The head of state said this on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1537744991057072128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I commend the positive European Commission conclusion on Ukraine&#8217;s candidate status. It&#8217;s the 1st step on the EU membership path that&#8217;ll certainly bring our Victory closer. Grateful to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen &amp; each EC member for a historic decision. I expect the positive result from the European Council next week,&#8221; Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an application for Ukraine&#8217;s membership in the European Union on February 28, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>On April 18, Zelensky handed over the first part of the questionnaire to Matti Maasikas, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen passed the questionnaire to the Ukrainian side during her visit to Kyiv on April 8.<\/p>\n<p>On May 9, Zelensky announced that Ukraine had filled out the second part of the questionnaire to obtain the status of a candidate country for accession to the European Union.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission has recommended that Ukraine be granted the EU candidate status, which is a mandatory formal step before the issue is considered at the European Council. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an official opinion by the European Commission at a press conference on Friday, June 17, according to Ukrinform. 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