At the European Council summit held on 23 June, Ukraine and Moldova were granted EU candidate country status. The decision was described as historic by both the EU leadership and the governments of Ukraine and Moldova. President Volodymyr Zelensky pointed out there was no alternative to Ukraine’s future EU membership and called on the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) to pass the necessary reforms. Similarly, President Maia Sandu committed to the further modernisation of Moldova. …read more
Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)