European Union ambassadors agreed on Friday to formally start accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, according to the Belgian EU presidency.
Ukraine applied to join the EU shortly after the start of Russia’s invasion in February 2022. It and neighboring Moldova were granted candidate status four months later.
EU agrees ‘in principle’ to talks
“Ambassadors agreed in principle on the negotiating frameworks for the accession negotiations of Ukraine and Moldova,” the Belgian presidency sad in a post.
It said that the first intergovernmental conferences will take place on June 25.
