Government is working to open all six clusters in EU accession negotiations: Prime Minister
Іn 2025, Ukraine intends to open all six clusters in the EU accession negotiations on a parallel basis, and work is already underway to achieve this goal. The Prime Minister said this during the conference “Ukraine’s EU Membership: Not If, But When”.
“We are ready to work intensively. Ukraine has already demonstrated that it can move extremely fast and achieve results in months instead of years. And I am confident that Ukraine will become a member of the European Union immediately after the end of the full-scale war,” the Head of Government stressed.
During the conference, the programme “Ukraine2EU – EU Integration Support Programme for Ukraine” was launched. According to Denys Shmyhal, this instrument will facilitate the faster passage of the European integration path and open up new opportunities for Ukraine.
According to Denys Shmyhal, over the past three years, Ukraine has gone from applying for EU membership to opening pre-accession negotiations, which is now a key priority for the Government.
“We are deepening our sectoral integration. For Ukraine, this is a matter of survival and recovery. For the EU, it is about strengthening the capabilities of the single market in the face of geopolitical competition,” the Prime Minister said.
According to Denys Shmyhal, the “trade visa-free regime”, under which most Ukrainian goods enter Europe without customs duties, tariffs or quotas, makes the economies of Ukraine and the European Union more stable, while the “transport visa-free regime”, under which Ukrainian carriers do not need special permits, boosts mutual trade.
“These are extraordinary effective measures to support the Ukrainian economy in the face of russian aggression, and we expect them to be extended and consolidated on a permanent basis,” said Denys Shmyhal.
He added that Ukraine was seeking to obtain the so-called “roaming visa-free regime”, which would strengthen the connection of Ukrainians temporarily living in the EU with their homeland, as well as “industrial visa-free regime”, joining the ACAA agreement, which would contribute to the development of Ukrainian industry.
“We also expect to join the SEPA agreement – a single payment standard. Ukrainian businesses will be able to make payments with Europe as conveniently as it is within the EU,” the Prime Minister said.