The authorities assure that the EU will turn a blind eye to the lack of certain reforms for a long time.
No threats that candidate status for membership in the EU for Ukraine can be taken away or suspended, from the European Union was not, said the representative of Ukraine to the EU Vsevolod Chentsov.
the direction of the start of negotiations, and there are no threats that this status may be taken away or suspended in any way, “Chentsov said at a briefing on Monday.
According to him, it is clear from the proposals of the European Commission and the wording of the decision of the European Council that Ukraine faces several tasks to move to the next stage, and that the European Commission will report to the EU Council on progress in these steps.
“All the steps offered to us are available for review and understandable. The war is a factor that may complicate or delay the implementation of certain steps, including the reform of the SBU, the continuation of police reform. Therefore, these realities will have to be taken into account and we will lead dialogue with our colleagues in Brussels, so that the approach would be constructive and their efforts would also be focused on helping Ukraine to implement or prepare these reforms, even in conditions of war, “Chentsov explained.
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The day before, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanyshyna said that Ukraine would not be deprived of the status of a candidate for the European Union, even if the state does not follow all the recommendations of the European Commission. In response, Vitaliy Shabunin, head of the Center for Combating Corruption, said that the European Commission's decision clearly stated that steps towards the EU could be changed if the basic conditions are not met.
In particular, he noted He said that with such statements the authorities were preparing the society for another attempt to thwart the competition for the position of the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office in order to put him in the chair of the manual prosecutor.
