European Commission recommends Ukraine and Moldova for EU membership

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 09 Nov 2023 by Alex Teddy
On November 8 the President of the European Commission said that the two countries should be admitted to the EU. Ursula von der Leyen noted that both had made tangible progress towards meeting the EU's requirements in only a few months. The Commission suggested introducing a negotiating framework for the countries to be admitted to the EU. Von der Leyen said that the EU will be stronger and more prosperous with these two new members. For a new state to join the EU all the extant 27 member states need to approve. If the countries are ever to be admitted to the EU it will not be for at least several years. Some EU countries such as Slovakia and Hungary are deeply skeptical about admitting these new countries. Some EU candidate countries have been waiting for admission for over 10 years.

Now read on...

Register to sample a report

Register
Sign-in
Forgot your password?
Copyright 2024 GlobalSource Partners. All rights reserved. This is prepared for GlobalSource Partners’ clients and may not be redistributed, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, retransmitted or disclosed, in whole or in part, or in any form or manner, without the express written consent of GlobalSource Partners. This is distributed simultaneously to our website and other portals used by GlobalSource Partners. The information herein was obtained from various sources and is believed to be reliable but GlobalSource Partners does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Neither GlobalSource Partners nor any Country Analyst, officer or employee accepts any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential damages or losses rising from any use of this or its contents.