Ukraine cannot be “hastily” – before passing all the necessary institutional reforms – to be accepted into the European Union, so as not to get a new conditional Hungary, when the EU member “systematically” undermines the rule of law. This opinion was expressed The New Osnabruck Newspaper Deputy Head of the European Parliament Katarina Barley.
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She said she is in favor of granting Ukraine candidate status for EU membership, but for the country to join the union, it must go through all the reforms in terms of the rule of law, a market economy and the fight against corruption. The politician warned officials of the candidate country against “vague interpretation” of these criteria.
A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany stressed – “there should be no hasty entry”, because then “an EU member cannot be excluded” from the community.
“We’re watching it right now. on the example of Hungary, a country that systematically undermines the rule of law. The criteria set for entry, such as institutional stability, a functioning market economy and the rule of law, for example, must be fully respected,” she said.
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The rapid granting of candidate status to Ukraine “would be an important signal to Moscow that the EU will not be intimidated when it comes to defending our values,” Barley said.
She believes that during the reconstruction after the war, Ukraine “can certainly count on greater solidarity and support from the EU in order to be able to meet the conditions of entry.”
“I’m almost sure that all EU member states would like to smooth the way for Ukraine to join the European Union. Yes, there are different opinions about the time horizon, but basically everyone is unanimous about the goal,” the politician summed up.
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