Yulia Svyrydenko: Ukraine receives final EU accession conditions

Today, the Ukrainian delegation in Brussels received the European Union’s accession benchmarks for the final three negotiating clusters, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko has announced.

The clusters concerned are: Cluster 3 – Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth, Cluster 4 – Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity, and Cluster 5 – Resources, Agriculture and Cohesion.

“For the first time in history, Ukraine now has the full set of requirements that must be met for EU accession,” the Prime Minister said.

In December, Ukraine received the benchmarks for three other clusters: Cluster 1 – Fundamentals, Cluster 2 – Internal Market, and Cluster 6 – External Relations.

“We are confidently moving along the European integration path. The next steps are successful closure of the clusters and signing of the Accession Treaty, the final step toward Ukraine’s full membership in the European Union,” Yulia Svyrydenko noted. “The Government will continue to fulfil the accession requirements – implementing the necessary reforms and measures and reporting to the EU.”

The document with the conditions received today will be immediately submitted by the Government to the Verkhovna Rada for joint work on their implementation.

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