Movement to the EU will allow modernizing the state.
Prime Minister Denis Shmygal believes that obtaining the status of a candidate for EU membership will give Ukraine 6 advantages. He wrote about this on his Facebook page.
“Moving to the EU will allow us to modernize our country, and we are interested in making all changes as soon as possible. Ukraine is Europe and Ukraine will soon be a member of the European Union,” Shmygal said. .
The Prime Minister also named the advantages that the status of a candidate for EU membership should give Ukraine. He believes that the candidacy provides a legal consolidation of Ukraine's European future.
“This means that Ukraine is not just potentially one day able to join the EU, but that the process has been launched, and it already meets a significant number of criteria for candidates,” he said. all areas. Ukraine will be supported in this by the European Commission, providing the necessary advice and other assistance.
Candidacy will make Ukraine a full member of EU programs and initiatives open to both EU and candidate countries. Ukraine, as a candidate country, will have more opportunities to have its voice heard in the formulation of EU policies.
Shmygal also believes that after gaining candidate status and starting the movement towards membership, Ukraine will become more attractive for investors. The business climate will be closer to that of the European Union, where investors will operate in a market that is predictable and business is secure. Attractiveness to investors will also require security guarantees after the victory over the Russian invaders.
The new status of Ukraine will provide financial assistance to countries preparing to join the EU. Such assistance can be provided through grants, investments or as technical assistance.
According to the Prime Minister, accumulating funds for the country's reconstruction today through a special Solidarity Trust Fund, the European Union will treat such investments not as post-war reconstruction of a third country. , and investing in the well-being of a potential EU member.
As previously reported, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the European Commission's decision to recommend Ukraine's EU candidate status and said he hoped for a positive outcome. next week's decision.
Why did some EU members try to hold back Ukraine's EU candidate status and oppose it to the Western Balkans? Are we really competitors with six countries in the region? Read about it in the article by Volodymyr Tsybulnyk “ Will European integration quarrel with Ukraine and the Western Balkans? ”
