Bueno said, in exclusive statements to “Sky News Arabia”, that “the process of joining the European Union is complex and has known stages, as we received the Ukrainian request, and the European Commission is now working on its report on whether Ukraine meets the conditions and Copenhagen criteria.”
The European Union requires the fulfillment of a number of conditions and regulations under which an application for membership is approved, according to the bloc’s website, it must comply with the “Copenhagen Criteria” that were approved by the European Council in 1993, and include a free market economy, stable democracy and rule of law, respect and protection of minorities, and acceptance of all EU legislation, including the euro.
In addition, a candidate country must have a functioning market economy and the ability to deal with competition and market forces in the European Union, with the ability to undertake and effectively implement membership obligations, including adherence to the objectives of political, economic and monetary union.
A country wishing to join applies for membership to the council, which asks the commission to assess that country’s ability to meet the Copenhagen criteria.
This is what the EU spokesman said, saying that “if the report is positive, the matter will pass to the European Council, which will unanimously decide the position of the Ukrainian request.”
Bueno stressed that the first steps were completed very quickly on Ukraine’s application, and said, “At the same time, this is the first time we receive an application for membership from a country, and it is being invaded by another country, these are really exceptional times.”
steps on the ground
European Parliament members have previously supported granting candidate status to Ukraine, and the European Commission is currently assessing Ukraine’s responses, and is expected to present its recommendations on the possibility of granting Ukrainian candidate status to EU presidents during the June 23-24 summit.
During her second visit to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised a response “next week” on Ukraine’s candidacy to join the European Union.
Von der Leyen praised the country’s parliamentary and presidential democracy, but at the same time called for reforms to fight corruption and modernize the administration, stressing that the Ukrainian authorities “have done a lot” with the aim of running the country, but “there is still a lot to do.”
Ukraine is demanding a concrete “legal commitment” from the Europeans by the end of June in order to grant it the status of an official EU candidate country, but the 27 countries are divided on the issue.
Some countries show; Such as the Netherlands and Denmark, as well as Germany and France, which holds the presidency of the Union strong reservations.
Despite this, political analyst Tariq Wehbe believes, in previous statements to “Sky News Arabia”, that “the bureaucratic process for accepting Ukraine’s entry into the union is going in Kyiv’s favor, with regard to evaluating administrative aspects, budgets and expectations about public debt and investments in Ukraine, in addition to the democratic level.” In the representation of institutions, the transparency of the state administration and foreign relations, which pushes the acceptance of the file to the middle of the road.
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