Historic moment: Ukraine reaches full alignment with EU policies

In the first months of 2025, Ukraine has reached a historic level of coherence with the foreign policy and defense strategy of the European Union.

The Council of Ministers is addressing Tuesday's new external action strategy for the period 2025-2028, which focuses on strategic autonomy, European unity and strengthening multilaterality at a time that is very geopolitically complicated with the war in Ukraine and the U.S. turn in the transatlantic relationship.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them - PubAffairs Bruxelles

On 17 March 2025, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2025/514. The Decision adds one entity to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693. Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine align themselves with this Council Decision. […]

Ukraine Adopts Nine River Basin Management Plans: A Major Milestone Towards Sustainable Water Management | ICPDR - International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River

Ukraine, one of the 15 ICPDR contracting parties, has officially adopted all its nine River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs), marking a significant step towards sustainable water management in line with European Union (EU) and international standards.

Ukraine Achieves Full Alignment With EU Foreign and Security Policy, FM Sybiha Says

Ukraine has reached full alignment with the European Union’s foreign, security, and defense policy, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced that Ukraine’s alignment with the EU’s foreign policy declarations and decisions reached 95% in 2024 and has increased to 100% in the early months of 2025. This development was confirmed following a legislative screening conducted by …

Ukraine has moved closer to the EU: the level of adherence to decisions reached almost 100% - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated a high level of accession of Ukraine to the EU's foreign policy decisions, which is an important criterion for negotiations. A new negotiation cluster is expected to open.