Zelenskyy invites European Council head to Ukraine
On Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a telephone conversation with Charles Michel, the head of the European Council.
Source: Both of them announced this on Twitter (X), European Pravda writes
Details: Zelenskyy noted that he greeted Michel on the 30th anniversary of the European Union - the day before, on 1 November, the anniversary of the signing of the Maastricht Treaty was celebrated.
Quote: "We focused on the December EUCO meeting and Ukraine’s progress in implementing the seven recommendations of the European Commission. We agreed that the EU will be even stronger with Ukraine on board."
He added that he invited the head of the European Council to visit Ukraine.
I spoke with @CharlesMichel to congratulate him on the EU’s 30th anniversary.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 2, 2023
We focused on the December EUCO meeting and Ukraine’s progress in implementing the seven recommendations of the European Commission.
We agreed that the EU will be even stronger with Ukraine on board.… pic.twitter.com/9Gz11Mb6RX
In his turn, Michel said that in the conversation with Zelenskyy, they discussed the events on the battlefield in Ukraine and "the continued support of the Ukrainian people after the EU summit and the EU-US summit".
"I reaffirmed the EU’s unwavering commitment to long-term financial, military and humanitarian assistance for as long as needed," he added.
In call with President @ZelenskyyUa, we took stock of developments on the ground and our continuous support to the Ukrainian people after #EUCO & EU-US summit.
— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) November 2, 2023
I reaffirmed the EU’s unwavering commitment to long-term financial, military and humanitarian assistance for as long as…
As it is known, in November, the European Commission is to publish an assessment of Ukraine's progress towards EU membership, and it is expected to be positive. Based on this assessment, the leaders of the association should decide on the next step in December: the opening of membership negotiations.
Background: Earlier, Annalena Berbock, the German Foreign Minister, hinted at a positive decision regarding Ukraine's move to the European Union from the EU leaders at the summit in December.
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