Ukraine has fulfilled the conditions for EU membership pertaining to media laws, the functioning of the court and judge nominations, as well as stepping up the battle against money laundering, according to a report released by the EU Commission, EU Helpers says.
The EU Commission wants to see improvements in a number of areas in Ukraine, including as the fight against corruption, oligarchs' and lobbyists' influence being curtailed, and national minorities' status being legally protected.
However, it is anticipated that the recommendations will offer 27 EU member states technical advise regarding the advancements achieved by the candidate nations in their efforts to harmonize laws and standards with those of the bloc.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Union Commission, stated that Ukraine had fulfilled over 90% of the conditions the commission had set last year, particularly those concerning judicial reforms and anti-corruption initiatives.
At a conference in Brussels on December 14 and 15, leaders of the EU are anticipated to determine whether or not to implement the proposals. It is anticipated, meanwhile, that Slovakia and Hungary may oppose implementing the Ukraine recommendation.
The annual enlargement report from the commission was supposed to be released on October 26 or 27, but the member states of the EU were worried that it would "hijack" talks on topics like the bloc's budget and migration. Therefore, the publishing date was repeatedly pushed back.
Similar to Ukraine, Moldova has had a positive response from Brussels about its ambitions to join the European Union, with the European Community noting improvements in several areas of the nation's life.
However, President Maia Sandu of Moldova expressed her gratitude for the news and said that her country was "finally on the path to EU membership."
In June 2022, Ukraine and Moldova were recognized as official candidates for membership in the EU.