How long will it take Ukraine to join the EU? |
February 2 (Reuters) – Europe More than a dozen senior EU officials are new as the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches military arrives in Kiev on Thursday in a high-level show of support after pledges of aid.
With the EU backing Ukraine and supporting democratic and economic reforms there, Kiev’s hopes of soon joining the 27-nation EU will be dashed.
Here’s why – and details on EU membership:
* Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal, of Ukraine within two years Europe He said he wanted membership of the union, and a liberal Belgian EU MEP said he envisioned it happening in the next five years. In fact, it will probably take longer.
The last country to join the EU was Croatia in 2013, ten years after the official application. of Ukraine neighbor Poland 20Till joining in 04 20 it took years.
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Ukraine It applied for membership shortly after the February 24, 2022 invasion and received official candidate status from the EU last June, a bold geo-political was evaluated as a step.
* To be released to Ukraine political it must fulfill a wide range of criteria, from stability to economic capacity to withstand greater competition, including democratic institutions that ensure respect for the rule of law and human rights.
Ukraine own national will have to transpose its laws into broad EU legal standards, from climate to labor to health.
While the bloc has so far accepted progress, of Ukraine stresses that more needs to be done to gain a solid track record in fighting endemic corruption.
In addition, the EU courts political from interference free emphasizes the necessary reforms to ensure the existence and respect of minority rights in Ukraine.
* Accession criteria do not say a country at war cannot join the EU, but the bloc does not want to import territorial conflicts. However, despite the fact that Nicosia did not control the entire island after the Turkish invasion in 1974, Cyprus 20He allowed him to join in 04.
NATO having an ally Turkeyafter the 2016 coup attempt President It has seen its own EU membership negotiations fall apart in recent years as Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown on critics has undermined democracy there and damaged relations with the bloc.
Talks began in 2005 after Turkey’s decades-long quest for EU membership sought a formal start, which Erdogan has been holding since 2003. Prime Minister accompanied by his first economic reforms in power, making Ankara an important emerging market economy and trading partner.
* All EU countries must agree to accept the new peer. Ukraine in addition to meeting complex criteria, France and will have to overcome the reluctance of several constituent states, including the Netherlands, to expand the bloc further east.
EU enlargement talks stalled as current members Albania, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia failed to agree on whether to accept other official candidates 2018has been suspended since
The bloc also disagrees on granting official candidate status to other candidates Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Georgia.
Ukraine, Germany with a population of about 44 million, Francewill be the EU’s fifth largest country after Italy and Spain, giving it a large influence on the bloc’s decisions.
Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska; Edited by Grant McCool
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2023-02-02 08:55:45
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