The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, celebrated this Thursday the opening of accession negotiations to the European Union with Ukraine and Moldova, considering that it is a strategic decision that will go down in the history of the bloc.
“The leaders [europeus] decided to start accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and grant candidate country status to Georgia. [É] a strategic decision and a day that will be recorded in the history of our Union,” declared the president of the community executive in a message on her account on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
The leaders have decided to start accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and grant candidate status to Georgia.
A strategic decision and a day that will be recorded in the history of our Union
Proud to have kept our promises and delighted by our partners
– Úrsula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) December 14, 2023
“[Estamos] proud to have kept our promises and delighted with our partners,” added Ursula von der Leyen.
The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, also reacted to the decision adopted this Thursday by the European Council, through a brief message, in English and Ukrainian.
“Europe is Ukraine, Ukraine is Europe,” he also wrote on
Europe is Moldova.
Moldova is Europe.Eastern Europe Moldova.
Moldova is Europe. pic.twitter.com/N768SZHdxC-Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) December 14, 2023
“The European Council has decided to start accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova,” announced the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in a publication on X, after hours of debates between the heads of State and Government of the EU, meeting today in Brussels. , a meeting marked by the threat of a Hungarian veto.
For the President of the European Council, this is “a clear sign of hope for the citizens of these countries and for the European continent.”
Charles Michel’s spokesman later told reporters in Brussels that “the European Council made a decision and no one challenged it,” after Hungary threatened to veto the decision to open formal negotiations with Ukraine due to concerns related to corruption in the country.
The President of the European Council indicated that the EU Heads of Government and State also decided to “grant candidate status to Georgia.”
“The EU will start negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina as soon as the necessary level of compliance with the accession criteria is reached and invited the Commission [Europeia] submit a report before March with a view to making that decision,” said Charles Michel.
The President of Ukraine thanked the European Council for its decision to advance EU accession negotiations and described the day as historic for all those who “fight for freedom.”
“I thank everyone who worked to make this possible and everyone who helped. Today I congratulate all Ukrainians,” Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on the X network, moments after Council President Charles Michel announced the decision.
Zelensky added that history “is made by those who do not tire of fighting for freedom.”
Source: TSF
