{"id":1211781,"date":"2025-09-02T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1211781"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:19:36","slug":"eu-membership-for-ukraine-not-up-for-negotiation-commissioner-kos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/eu-membership-for-ukraine-not-up-for-negotiation-commissioner-kos\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Membership for Ukraine \u201cNot Up for Negotiation\u201d \u2013 Commissioner Kos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s EU accession will not be a bargaining chip in talks with Russia, European Commissioner for Enlargement <strong>Marta Kos<\/strong> said ahead of an informal meeting of EU ministers for European affairs in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThere is no way back, and I agree with our President Ursula von der Leyen that membership in the EU is also a political aspect of security guarantees. I see it the same way. On Ukraine\u2019s accession process there is truly no way back,\u201d Kos stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She stressed that Europe cannot be secure without stabilizing the continent, and that <strong>EU enlargement plays a crucial role<\/strong> in this effort. Today\u2019s ministerial discussions focus on both Ukraine and Moldova, two countries that have \u201cdone their homework\u201d and completed the screening process across all six clusters this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kos underlined that <strong>there will be no geopolitical shortcuts<\/strong> in the accession process: the rule of law, democracy, and human rights remain the foundation. While acknowledging Ukraine\u2019s reforms under wartime conditions, she noted that further steps on anti-corruption and judicial reform are still required, but that Brussels remains in close contact with Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also emphasized that the EU should move forward with Ukraine and Moldova together, at least at the beginning of negotiations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLater the paths will naturally diverge, as reforms and cluster negotiations progress, but it is important to start together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing Hungary\u2019s blocking of opening certain negotiation clusters with Ukraine, Kos said the Commission is engaging with Budapest but highlighted that this is a <strong>historic moment requiring unity among all 27 EU members<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe face external destructive forces who want to see us fail. That is why unity is essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Kos, the technical work is advancing at an unprecedented pace, with the EU completing all cluster screenings within a single year \u2014 something never done before. 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