Ukraine completed European Commission recommendations, – deputy PM
Source: Interfax-Ukraine
On March 11, the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna said that Ukraine has completed the implementation of four recommendations from the European Commission to provide a negotiating framework for joining the EU.
According to Stefanishyna, the deadline for Ukraine to provide ‘some additional information’ passed on March 11.
‘On March 12-14, the European Commission must make a decision. First of all, it is to approve a report on our fulfillment of additional criteria, as well as to decide whether to provide us with a negotiating framework for the member states to approve it,’ she said.
The deputy prime minister also stated that ‘optimistic forecasts are restrained’ and that Ukraine will intensively work with partner countries.
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