'We hope the member states will recognise our effort' to join the EU: Moldova's President Maia Sandu
- Member states unanimously agreed on Friday to advance accession negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova by opening the "External Relations" cluster, marking a significant milestone toward European Union membership.
- Ireland, holding the Council presidency, proposed a pragmatic gradual approach to open clusters individually, enabling Hungary's agreement following Peter Magyar's landslide election victory over Viktor Orbán.
- The screening letter formally concludes the analytical examination of candidate laws against the European Union legal framework, while cluster "External Relations" covers foreign policy and security, relatively less contentious policy areas.
- Ambassadors will endorse a letter of invitation on Wednesday, with the formal opening at an Intergovernmental Conference on July 14, signaling the European Union's political will to advance accession before summer.
- Moldovan President Maia Sandu emphasized that despite the war in Ukraine "significantly affecting" the Moldovan economy, Moldova is implementing structural reforms and pursuing a €1.9 billion growth plan supported by the European Union.
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Budapest allowed an official letter to be sent to Ukraine and Moldova, which initiates the procedure for opening the sixth negotiating cluster.
In June, the European Union opened the first negotiation cluster with Ukraine and Moldova, covering fundamental issues. The accession process is divided into six clusters, encompassing 33 negotiation chapters. The cluster on fundamental issues is opened first and closed last. Within this cluster, the candidate country must align its legislation with EU standards, including in the areas of the judiciary, combating corruption, the functioning of d…
'We hope the member states will recognise our effort' to join the EU: Moldova's President Maia Sandu
FRANCE 24’s Europe editor-in-chief Caroline de Camaret hosts Maia Sandu, the President of Moldova. This in the context of an EU-Moldova summit held on June 22, 2026, in Brussels. The ex-Soviet republic of nearly 3 million people that borders Ukraine has opened its first “cluster” of negotiations to join the European Union. But, as it moves closer to the bloc, Moldova is becoming an intense battleground between pro-EU and pro-Kremlin forces.This …
The members of the European Union unanimously agreed today to start the procedure for opening another cluster in the accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, and the official opening is expected on July 14.
The Member States of the European Union unanimously agreed to start the process of opening the sixth accession negotiating group with Ukraine and Moldova, dedicated to external relations. The official ceremony is scheduled for 14 July.
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