Brussels may do so next week.
American and European opinion leaders have called on the EU to grant Ukraine candidate status . They are convinced that the EU has a historic opportunity to give a significant impetus to Ukraine's European integration and to take significant steps for the security, prosperity and future of Ukraine and Europe. Ukraine's efforts to protect not only its own democracy, but also the democracy of Europe and the entire transatlantic community from Russia and authoritarianism underscore the courage, ingenuity and strength that the Ukrainian people will bring to the EU. : 400; “> American and European opinion leaders to the EU.
According to Politico, at the Brussels summit on June 23-24, the European Commission will recommend to EU leaders grant Ukraine EU candidate status .
“ We strongly support the status Ukraine as a candidate for membership in the European Union and call on the leadership of the EU and its member states to grant this status in June 2022, opening the door to Ukraine's membership and realizing the aspirations Ukrainian people… We welcome the European Parliament's strong support for Ukraine's candidacy in the EU, when it overwhelmingly supported this decision in March 2022, “the petition said. >
Ukraine's heroic determination to win the war against Russia underlies the struggle of the EU and the entire democratic world for the victory of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, the signatories stressed.
“Every day, Ukrainians demonstrate their commitment to the fundamental European values of democracy, freedom and dignity, resolutely defending them at the forefront. The overwhelming choice of Ukrainians for their European future must be accepted and supported by the EU and its member states in order for Europe and Ukraine to emerge stronger from this catastrophic war, ”the appeal reads.
Ukraine has made significant democratic progress as a member of the Eastern Partnership, as well as after the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU in 2014. The country has embarked on a number of systemic state-building and economic reforms. It is time to move on to the next stage of the Ukraine-EU partnership.
“EU candidate status and the accession process itself will be a strong catalyst and will provide the basis and technical assistance needed to meet the EU Copenhagen criteria and achieve full political association and economic integration of Ukraine. in the EU “, – the signatories emphasized.
This status is also a central pillar of Ukraine's successful reconstruction and democratic strengthening, opinion leaders say.
“Ukrainians have proved that they are meeting this challenge, ready to meet new commitments and well aware of the hard work and conditions of reforms, including anti-corruption and the promotion of the rule of law, which will be demanded by Brussels and the EU member states, “they said. The EU needs to understand the potential, talents and positive impact that Ukrainians and Ukraine could bring as a candidate country and a potential EU member. Ukraine has a highly educated population, a developed world-class IT sector, rich agricultural resources and production, a dynamic entrepreneurial spirit, a deep social consciousness, unwavering respect for human rights, competitive democracy and a huge cultural heritage – all of which will enrich the European Union. Candidate status will speed up Ukraine's approach to European standards t and help motivate, mobilize and empower Ukrainian reformers in government and civil society .
“Ukraine in the EU will significantly strengthen Brussels' role as a global player, limit Russia's influence in the region, provide a new competitive incentive for EU goods and labor markets, significantly improve European security and defense and strengthen a rules-based democratic world order,” the signatories said./span>
“For the past eight years, the Ukrainian people have fought valiantly for their European future: first during the Revolution of Dignity and in eastern Ukraine, and now in every corner of their country after Russia's full-scale offensive. This struggle for a European future included democratic, economic and political transformations in Ukraine that were widely supported by Ukrainian society and EU partners. The confidence and perseverance with which Ukrainian citizens defend their land must be a clear signal to international partners that Ukraine belongs to the European community, “the appeal said.
Now Ukrainians need not just a glimmer of hope, but confidence and assurance in Brussels and throughout Europe that the path of integration chosen in 2014 and the sacrifices made on the battlefield were not in vain, they continue. The European Union can guarantee this by granting Ukraine EU candidate status in June 2022 and developing a roadmap with the Ukrainian government to achieve membership in the European Union.
“We welcome the enormous support of Ukraine from the European Union, its member states and citizens. Now is the time to take a decisive and bold decision for the future of the European Union and the democratic world to support democratic forces against growing authoritarianism. We call on the EU and its member states to muster the courage to tear down the last walls separating Ukraine from EU membership and to fully support Ukraine's struggle for its own and European security, dignity and freedom, “the signatories said.
EU call can be supported by this link .
Signatories:
- Coalition Resuscitation Reform Package
- Transatlantic Working Group on Ukraine
- Jonathan Katz , Senior Research Fellow and Director of Democratic Initiatives of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Co-Chair of the Transatlantic Working Group on Ukraine
- Orest Deychakivsky , former Helsinki Commission of the United States, co-chair of the Transatlantic Working Group on Ukraine
- Adrian Carmazin , former head of the Voice of America Ukrainian Service, co-chair of the Transatlantic Working Group on Ukraine
- Olga Lymar , Executive Director of the RPR Coalition, Co-Chair of the Transatlantic Working Group on Ukraine
- Denis Davydenko , Head of Advocacy and International Departments of the RPR Coalition Secretariat, Co-Chair of the Transatlantic Working Group on Ukraine
- Olena Prokopenko , freelance analyst at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, co-chair of the Transatlantic Working Group on Ukraine
- Melinda Haring , Deputy Director of the Eurasia Center of the Atlantic Council
- Taras Kuzio , Researcher of the Henry Jackson Society, Professor of the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”
- Rebecca Garms , former Member of the European Parliament
- Gustav Gressel , Senior Political Officer of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
- Stephen Pifer , US Ambassador to Ukraine, Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation li>
- Jan Kelly , US Ambassador to the OSCE and Georgia
- Michael McFaul , Professor of Political Science at the Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford University.
- Timothy Snyder , Professor of History and Global Relations, Yale University
- Serhiy Plohiy , Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University, Director of Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
- Max Bergmann , Director of the European Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Laurinas Kasciunas , Chairman of the National Security and Defense Committee of the Lithuanian Parliament
- Anders Oslund , Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Free World Forum
- Andrius Kubilius , Member of the European Parliament
- Žigimantas Pavilionis , Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the Lithuanian Parliament
- Hugh Mingarelli , EU Ambassador to Ukraine in 2016-2019
- Jeffrey Gadmin , Senior Research Fellow, Atlantic Council, Senior Research Fellow, Georgetown University School of Diplomatic Service
- Jörg Forbrig , Director of Central and Eastern Europe of the German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Michał Baranowski , Director of the Warsaw Office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Dan Sultanescu , Research Director, Center for Civic Participation and Democracy (SNSPA, Romania)
- Peter Dickinson , Atlantic Council researcher, publisher of Business Ukraine and Lviv Today
- Jakub Parusinski , Managing Partner of Jnomics Media and Program Director of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
- Michal Kovacs , Executive Director of the European Democracy Youth Network
- Olga Onuch , Associate Professor, University of Manchester, Principal Investigator of the Identity and Borders of Flow in Ukraine Project and Project Fellow Data for Ukraine “
- Andreas Umland , analyst at the Stockholm Center for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs
- Olena Galushka , Member of the Board of the Center for Combating Corruption
- Olga Aivazovska , Chairman of the Board of the OPORA Civil Network
- Anna Hopko , Chairman of the Board of the Network for the Protection of National Interests “ANTS”, former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Serhiy Sidorenko , editor of European Truth
- Julia Sachuk , Chair of the Fight for Rights NGO, member of the Obama Foundation Leaders Program, member of the RPR Coalition Council
- Yulia Kyrychenko , Member of the Board of the Center for Political Studies, Co-Chair of the RPR Coalition Council
- Igor Burakovsky , Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, Member of the Board of the RPR Coalition
- Svitlana Kononchuk , Executive Director of the Ukrainian Independent Center for Political Studies, Member of the Council of the RPR Coalition
- Sergey Loboyko , Chairman of the Center for Innovation Development, Member of the RPR Coalition Council
- Natalia Ligachova , Chairman of the NGO “Media Detector”, Member of the Council of the RPR Coalition
- Dmytro Kupyra , Executive Director of the NGO “Life”
< li style = "font-weight: 400;" aria-level = "1"> Oksana Velychko , Chairman of the NGO “Together Against Corruption”, Co-Chair of the RPR Coalition Council
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