Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, has criticised a suggestion by European Commissioner Marta Kos that Ukraine and Moldova may very well be divided within the EU accession course of.
Supply: Stefanishyna in a remark to Interfax-Ukraine information company, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Stefanishyna pressured that she is presently in Budapest to assist resolve the problems presently blocking Ukraine's motion to the EU.
"This isn’t a easy dialogue, however Ukraine is set to seek out options that can unblock the negotiation course of. Subsequently, I take into account the statements about the potential of adopting a call on Moldova (with out Ukraine) throughout my go to to Budapest unconstructive," she mentioned.
This was Stefanishyna's response to Kos's suggestion that the EU could take into account extending Moldova’s accession course of by separating it from Ukraine.
Stefanishyna additionally famous that she is scheduled to have a phone dialog with Kos on 1 Might, the place she plans to boost the problem.
Background:
- Hungary continues to dam the opening of negotiating clusters on Ukraine's accession to the EU, citing supposed issues with the Hungarian minority.
- Not too long ago, sources informed European Pravda that if Hungary continues to dam the opening of clusters in Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations, Moldova, which started negotiations concurrently and can also be able to open Cluster 1 (Fundamentals), could proceed earlier.
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