Ukraine EU accession task force to tackle reforms as membership talks advance - FINCHANNEL
The group will meet twice weekly to tackle interim benchmarks on rule of law and anti-corruption reforms as Ukraine advances membership talks.
- On Friday, October 16, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the European Union plans to open the final two negotiating clusters in Ukraine's accession talks by the end of the year.
- Hungary lifted its veto on opening further negotiating clusters after Ukraine passed an education law protecting minority languages in Transcarpathia, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swiftly signed.
- Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos and Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi agreed to form a joint task force meeting twice weekly to accelerate rule-of-law and anti-corruption reforms.
- President Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar agreed on Friday to normalize relations, with Magyar inviting the Ukrainian leader to Budapest for the October 23 commemoration of Hungary's 1956 revolution.
- Ukraine expects to receive a roadmap and an indicative timeline to complete the accession process as part of a broader enlargement package anticipated at the beginning of November.
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The European Commission and Ukraine will establish a joint working group to accelerate progress towards intermediate goals and advance important reforms in the area of the rule of law and the fight against corruption.
Koretsky, Kos discuss expectations on opening of last two negotiation clusters by end of year
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky discussed with European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos the expectations regarding the opening of the last two negotiation clusters on Ukraine's accession to the European Union by the end of the year.
Commission and Ukraine launch joint task force over EU accession
The Commission and Ukraine launched a joint task force meeting twice a week to speed up accession reforms on the rule of law and anti-corruption, after Hungary lifted its veto and two more negotiating clusters were opened.
Ukraine and the European Union have agreed to create a joint working group to accelerate progress on achieving benchmarks (intermediate criteria) and promote key reforms in the areas of rule of law and the fight against corruption.
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