{"id":1225135,"date":"2025-09-29T18:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1225135"},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:43:48","slug":"deputy-pm-on-eu-accession-talks-after-screening-ukraine-to-move-to-benchmark-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/deputy-pm-on-eu-accession-talks-after-screening-ukraine-to-move-to-benchmark-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy PM on EU accession talks: after screening, Ukraine to move to \u201cbenchmark\u201d stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the end of September, Ukraine will complete the final stage of the screening process in EU accession negotiations and move on to the \u201cbenchmark\u201d stage \u2014 the setting of criteria for each chapter of the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was reported by Taras Kachka, Ukraine\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-polytics\/4040708-deputy-pm-on-eu-accession-talks-after-screening-ukraine-to-move-to-benchmark-stage.html\">comment to Ukrinform<\/a> during a working visit to France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe basically have one chapter left on Monday\u2013Tuesday. On September 29\u201330, we\u2019ll hold the final screening session. After that, the key question is how to maintain the same fast pace of negotiations. Ideally, this would require a decision from all 27 member states, but at the moment Hungary maintains its special position. That\u2019s why we are discussing here with our French colleagues how this issue can be resolved,\u201d Kachka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, once the screening sessions are completed, the European Union will provide screening reports. For example, a report on the fourth cluster is expected in a few days, and another on the fifth cluster in a few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter that, on the Ukrainian side, we\u2019ll form our negotiating position. The open question is how quickly the EU can finalize its own position, because de jure this can only happen after the opening of the first cluster \u2014 once all 27 member states vote on it,\u201d Kachka noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deputy Prime Minister explained that the Ukrainian team is now working on how to move forward during the periods while waiting for unanimous agreement from all 27 member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need to keep up the pace and move forward. After the screening, the European Commission and member states will determine the \u2018benchmarks\u2019 \u2014 criteria for opening each negotiation chapter. Once they are defined, we can plan how to meet them. Then we\u2019ll work with the European Commission on implementing measures and reporting on progress. Right now, we\u2019re working with all member states to at least obtain all benchmarks for technical coordination,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported, Ukraine has reached the final stage of screening its legislation for compliance with EU standards, beginning discussions with the European Commission on the last cluster, covering resources, agriculture, and cohesion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/aliyev-at-un-path-to-victory-and-peace-when-un-resolutions-fail\/\">Aliyev at UN: \u201cPath to Victory and Peace\u201d When UN Resolutions Fail<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of September, Ukraine will complete the final stage of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1225137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,44,49,36415,36422,55,36572],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1225135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-uk","category-ukraine-uk","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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