All EU member states agree to open negotiating clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine

Olha Romanska, Alona Mazurenko - 12 October, 19:19

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Thomas Byrne, Ireland's Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, has said that 13 October will be a "Super Tuesday" for Albania, Moldova and Ukraine.

Source: Byrne on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: All EU member states have agreed to open clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine.

"'Montenegro Monday' will be followed by another 'Super Tuesday' for Albania, Moldova and Ukraine. I can confirm that all EU member states have agreed to: open clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine and Moldova, close 3 chapters for Montenegro (17, 18, 19), and close chapter 20 for Albania," Byrne wrote, as Ireland currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Background:

On 12 October, the Ukrainian parliament approved amendments to the law on education. The changes were needed to secure Hungary's agreement to the opening of clusters 2 and 3 in Ukraine's EU accession negotiations. These are the Internal Market and Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth clusters.
On 14 July, Ukraine and the EU agreed to open Cluster 6 on External Relations. European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos described the day as a "Super Tuesday" for Ukraine and Moldova.
Ukraine opened the first of the six clusters, Fundamentals, on 15 June.

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