Published 2 years ago

EU leaders grant Ukraine and Moldova candidate status

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted his gratitude. The EU also gave candidate status to the tiny country of Moldova. Ukraine applied for membership less than a week after Moscow invaded on Feb. 24. Ukraine will have to curb entrenched government corruption and adopt other reforms.

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The Hindu

EU to grant Ukraine ‘candidate status’

‘No opposition within 27-nation bloc’

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

Ukraine set to get EU candidacy status as Brussels pushes back against Moscow

‘History is on the march,’ says European Commission chief as bloc considers possible expansion

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

EU leaders accept Ukraine and Moldova as membership candidates

BRUSSELS - EU leaders have accepted Ukraine and Moldova as membership candidates of the European Union, European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday evening. "Agreement. #EUCO has just decided EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. A historic moment", Michel said in a tweet referring to the European Council of EU leaders (EUCO). (Reporting by Bart Meijer)

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

European Union makes Ukraine a candidate for EU membership

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Thursday to put Ukraine on a path toward EU membership, acting with uncharacteristic speed and unity to pull the embattled country further away from Russia’s influence and bind it more closely to the West.

2 years ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

Ukraine, Moldova get ‘candidate’ status for EU membership

The membership, which may take years to finalise, could pull the embattled country further away from Russia's influence and bind it more closely to the West.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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