At the end of a meeting of EU ministers, Beaune said there was “full consensus” to move forward with such recognition. “as soon as possible”just days before a summit in Brussels that will have to adopt a formal position of the bloc.
“It is a debate that is now in the hands of the heads of state and government” of the bloc, he added.
The European Commission (executive body of the European Union) had ruled on Friday in favor of granting this status to Ukraine and moldovaand the agreement to be sealed at this week’s summit would be the first step in a process that normally takes several years.
“There is not a single country that has a problem with the proposal. We are going to demonstrate a great unanimity“Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said on Tuesday, without offering further details.
In Asselborn’s vision, the European Union is about to tell Russia that “Ukraine is part of Europe,” in a decision that is also very important for Moldova.
Meanwhile, the foreign minister DenmarkJeppe Kofod said his country “fully supports” the granting of candidate status to Ukraine, after the Danish government had expressed reservations about the two candidacies.
“There are many obligations that must be fulfilled” by the two countries interested in accession, and “we will work in partnership with them” to achieve it, he said.
Diplomatic sources consulted by AFP point out that none of the European foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg expressed opposition to granting the status of candidate country to Ukraine and Moldova.
For his part, French European Affairs Minister Clément Beaune said “a consensus is emerging.”
For Beaune, the debates on the enlargement of the European Union “should not call into question the European trajectory of the Western Balkans”.
Diplomatic sources consulted by AFP point out that none of the European foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg expressed opposition to granting the status of candidate country to Ukraine and Moldova.
Four countries in the Balkan region (North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania) are candidates for membership and are patiently waiting their turn.
Source: Ambito
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