The first questionnaire consisted of political and economic parts. The second survey concerns the implementation of EU law in Ukraine.
Ukraine has completed the second part of the EU questionnaire and expects to receive candidate status in June. Today the questionnaire will be transferred from Kyiv to Brussels, said in an interview with ZN.UA Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olga Stefanishina.
” should be handed over to the European Union today through official channels, “she said.
It will be recalled that President Zelensky signed Ukraine's application to join the EU February 28.
The first questionnaire consists of political and economic parts. The issues concern the political system of Ukraine with an emphasis on the independence of the judiciary, the fight against corruption and respect for human rights. In other words, it is about how democracy and the rule of law work in Ukraine. The second part of the first questionnaire is much shorter, it deals with the state of the economy and finances, including the business climate, privatization and government intervention. The main task is to find out whether Ukraine has a market economy that can withstand the competitive pressures that exist in the European Union.
In total, the questionnaire contains almost 370 questions on about 40 pages. Therefore, it is not surprising that the answers to it are collected in two thick volumes. Their President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi handed over to Matti Maasikas, Head of the EU Delegation in Kyiv, on April 18, a record 10 days after receiving the first questionnaire.
The second poll concerns the implementation of EU law in Ukraine.
It was handed over to Ukraine on April 13 and is much larger than the first one – almost 240 pages with almost two thousand questions. This part is devoted to EU law, called the acquis. The aim is to find out what legal norms and rules apply in Ukraine and to what extent European legislation is implemented in it. The issue is divided into 33 sections. These are the same chapters to be negotiated for EU accession, such as freedom of movement for goods, taxation or the environment, and climate change.
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