The European Commission has started to assess the replies to the first part of the questionnaire completed by Ukraine, A Commission spokesperson told Europetime
- The President of the Commission handed over to President Zelenskyy the questionnaire covering the political and economic criteria on 8 April. The part covering the implementation of the EU acquis was submitted to Ukraine on 13 April. The Commission has started to assess the replies to the first part of the questionnaire, which we received on 17 April. We expect to receive replies to the second part of the questionnaire within four weeks (by mid-May) and we remain ready to support Ukrainian authorities in this important process.
- The replies will help the Commission prepare its assessment of Ukraine’s application in light of the memberships criteria. The questionnaires are internal documents to help the Commission prepare the Opinions, therefore these documents are not published by the Commission. Once adopted by the Commission, the Opinions are made public. Decisions on the next steps are in the hands of the Council.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen handed the questionnaire to Zelenskiy during her visit to Kyiv on April 8th. Ukraine completed its questionnaire for EU membership on April 18th. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he had discussed the increase of aid for Kiev with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The parties talked about the increase of security assistance to Ukraine amid the conflict with Russia and the post-war reconstruction, Zelensky tweeted.
According to Zelensky he informed von der Leyen about the provision of the completed European Union (EU) questionnaire, which is a step toward Ukraine's EU integration. For her part, von der Leyen tweeted that in their talks, the sides touched upon financial and security assistance for Kiev, and Ukraine's replies to the questionnaire on EU membership.
