Mette Frederiksen, Danish Prime Minister: There is no ‘highway’ for Ukraine to the EU скачать в хорошем качестве

Mette Frederiksen, Danish Prime Minister: There is no ‘highway’ for Ukraine to the EU

The meeting’s host, Emmanuel Macron, like many others, was sharp about Russian actions in Ukraine’s Mariupol. We were all shaken by these pictures. In the city center, a children’s hospital was bombed. France strongly condemns this shameful and immoral act, the French president said on his way to attend the European Union summit to be held Thursday evening in Versailles. The situation in Ukraine is a particular topic of the meeting. A joint special statement will be adopted, while EU leaders will consider everything from the refugee and humanitarian situation to the long-term consequences of relations with Moscow. More weapons help? New sanctions against Russia are also likely to be discussed – although not more so. – I don’t think we are present in other decisions on sanctions, but work continues in Brussels, and Sweden is one of the countries that is pushing for it, says Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (S) at a Swedish press conference before the meeting. At the same time, it is open to more arms shipments to the Kyiv rulers. – We will continue to support Ukraine in various ways, and I do not rule out that it also includes additional military materials, as she says without wanting to go into any details. want a membership Russia’s attack prompted Ukraine to apply for EU membership, preferably immediately. But there is still a long way to go. Admittedly, the EU ambassadors have asked the European Commission to investigate whether Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova can be officially classified as candidate countries. A number of countries are lobbying in the eastern parts of the European Union – but facing opposition in the West. See also Finally, the United Kingdom severed its ties with the European Union. Here's what changes. – None of them meet the membership requirements at the moment, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated at Versailles. “There is no highway,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. There are certain procedures that you must live up to in order to become a member of the European Union, and we, like many other countries, believe we need to adhere to them. But we would like to see closer cooperation with Ukraine. We would very much like Ukraine to be part of the European family, says Magdalena Anderson at Versailles. Facts: In the EU waiting room Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have all applied for EU membership in recent weeks. However, in the first place, it is about being able to accept countries as official candidate countries – something that is currently being investigated by the European Commission. EU membership negotiations with Montenegro and Serbia have already been underway since 2012 and 2014, respectively, and negotiations with Turkey were launched as early as 2005, but were suspended due to political developments in the country. Albania and North Macedonia also promised negotiations, but they have not yet begun. Bosnia and Herzegovina, in turn, has applied for membership but has not yet been granted candidate status. The European Union's economic and strategic autonomy will be top of the agenda at an informal two-day meeting of its leaders, starting on Thursday in Versailles, France. Discussions at the casual summit, hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, are expected to build on unity developed around the Ukraine crisis, the bloc's dependence on imported energy and its reliance on the NATO military alliance. #Versailles #France #Macron #Russia #Ukraine #Energy #inflation In a published invitation letter to members of the European Council ahead of the meeting, its chief Charles #Michel said: "In the light of recent events, it is more urgent than ever that we take decisive steps toward building our sovereignty, reducing our dependencies and designing a new growth and investment model." A draft of the EU summit declaration said leaders would pledge to "phase out" the bloc's dependence on Russian gas, oil and coal. Plans to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds within a year were outlined by the European Commission on Tuesday. Russia supplies almost 40 percent of EU gas and a quarter of its oil, said the Associated Press. Michel recently described a "surge of unity" in the bloc in response to the conflict in Ukraine. In a March 1 social media post, he said: "The Europe of Defense was born this weekend. Today we witness a surge of unity that is unfailing. Confronted with the essential, we chose to be solid." Michel also said this week that Ukraine's EU membership application would be discussed, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Euronews that admission for Ukraine was a realistic prospect.