Ukraine could open remaining EU negotiating clusters on 14 July
A date has been agreed at the European Union level for opening the five remaining clusters in Ukraine's accession negotiations – 14 July.
Source: European Pravda article
Details: The decision is expected to be taken on 14 July at a meeting of the EU General Affairs Council.
Although the event is not yet listed in the Council's official calendar, the date has been discussed and informally agreed by European ministers.
Without naming a specific date, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos hinted after a press conference in Luxembourg on 15 June that the remaining clusters could be opened on 14 July.
She said that it had been a mega Monday for her and that she hoped they would have an incredible Tuesday in July.
The article notes that 14 July falls on a Tuesday.
Background:
- On Monday 15 June, during the second EU Intergovernmental Conference in Luxembourg, the European Union officially announced the launch of negotiations with Kyiv under the first negotiating cluster, formally marking the start of Ukraine's EU accession talks.
- The Cypriot presidency officially handed Ukraine the interim and final negotiating benchmarks in the form of the EU's common negotiating position on the conditions for accession.
- Taras Kachka, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, said he is confident that EU member states will unanimously support the opening of the remaining five negotiating clusters with Ukraine.
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