According to Denis Shmyhal, We have already fulfilled more than 65% of the requirements of the Association Agreement.
Ukraine should become a full member of the European Union by two years and is doing everything possible for this. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during the 17th meeting of the Yalta European Strategy.
“We have already fulfilled more than 65% of the requirements of the Association Agreement, we have the ambition to actually fulfill all conditions until the end of this year. We have the ambition to enter the negotiation procedure and will move at a very fast pace. We have the ambition to complete this path in a maximum of two years, to be a full-fledged European country in the EU,” said Denys Shmyhal.
According to him, by the end of this year, Ukraine must fulfill all seven requirements of the European Commission, after which the negotiation procedure on joining the EU will begin.
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We remind you that before the start of negotiations on EU membership Ukraine must take the following steps:
- adopt and implement legislation on the procedure for selecting judges of the Constitutional Court, including the pre-selection process based on the assessment of their integrity and professional skills, in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission; of the Higher Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine;
- strengthen the fight against corruption, particularly at a high level. Complete the selection and appointment of the new director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office;
- ensure compliance of anti-money laundering legislation with the standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF);
- adopt a comprehensive strategic plan for the reform of the entire law enforcement sector as part of the security environment of Ukraine;
- an “anti-oligarchic” law must be put into effect;
- it is necessary to bring the legislation on mass media in line with European audiovisual legislation;
- it is necessary to complete the reform of the legislative framework for national minorities, which is currently being prepared, in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission and to develop mechanisms for its implementation.
