President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, once again says that the time frame for the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union depends on the implementation of the necessary reforms.
She said at a press conference in Tallinn on Friday, answering a question from journalists that the entry process is a process that is evaluated on merit, and depends on the candidate country. And it’s amazing, according to her, to see Ukraine’s commitment to go through this process with incredible speed. She added that Ukrainians need to do a lot more, and it is impressive to see how they, fighting in the war, achieve results.
According to her, such results also indicate the functioning of the administration and an extremely high level of digitalization of the state administration, which is very impressive. Von der Leyen explained that it is in the hands of Ukrainians how they reform, how they improve the status of their country, and the European Commission supports them in it. She said that it is impressive to see Ukraine’s strong desire to join the EU, the desire to thoroughly reform their country at a time when they are fighting the aggressor. It’s in their hands, she added. Regarding the process, she announced that the European Union will have an oral presentation to the Member States in the spring of the progress achieved, but more important is the report in the fall, which will include all the candidate countries and their progress over the year.
