INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine has completed a questionnaire which will form a starting point for the European Union to decide on membership for Kyiv, Ihor
Zhovkva, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy&s office, said.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen handed the
questionnaire to Zelenskiy during her visit to Kyiv on April 8th, pledging a speedier start to Ukraine&s bid to become a member of the EU
following Russia&s invasion of the country, Reuters reported.Today, I can say that the document has been completed by the Ukrainian side,&
Zhovkva told the Ukrainian public broadcaster Sunday evening.The European Commission will need to issue a recommendation on Ukraine&s
compliance with the necessary membership criteria, he added.We expect the recommendation … to be positive, and then the ball will be on
the side of the EU member states.Zhovkva added that Ukraine expects to acquire the status of a candidate country for EU accession in June
during a scheduled meeting of the European Council meeting, read the report.According to Reuters the European Council is to meet June
23-24th, according to the Council&s schedule on its website.Next, we will need to start accession talks
And once we hold those talks, we can already talk about Ukraine&s full membership in the EU,& Zhovkva said.The post Ukraine completes
questionnaire for EU membership first appeared on Ariana News.
