Kyiv and Chisinau closer to EU
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Ukraine and Moldova became European Union candidates on Thursday. In addition, Thursday's summit in Brussels concluded that Georgia's future should also belong to the Union.
"The EU summit decided to grant Ukraine and Moldova the status of EU candidates. This is a historic moment. This day is an important step on the path of these countries to the EU. Our future is to be together," Charles Michel, President of the European Council, announced.
In the case of Poland, it took almost ten years from similar decisions taken by Brussels to join the EU, but in the case of Ukraine, this is the beginning of what will probably be a long road – if it goes well – of several years to full membership.
Candidate status for Ukrainians and Moldovans is a great symbol and at the same time a confirmation of a breakthrough in the attitude of the West, which – for the time being without granting any rights in the EU or additional access to EU funds – is ready, at least in its political declarations, to consider them as similar Europeans.
