{"id":1386095,"date":"2026-06-11T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1386095"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:06:42","slug":"i-would-be-the-happiest-person-in-the-world-if-ukraine-joined-the-eu-during-my-mandate-eu-commissioner-kos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/i-would-be-the-happiest-person-in-the-world-if-ukraine-joined-the-eu-during-my-mandate-eu-commissioner-kos\/","title":{"rendered":"I Would Be the Happiest Person in the World if Ukraine Joined the EU During My Mandate, \u2014 EU Commissioner Kos"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said she would be \u201cthe happiest person in the world\u201d if Ukraine were able to sign its EU accession treaty during her term in office, while stressing that the European Union does not set specific accession dates because the process depends on both candidate-country progress and developments within member states.<\/p>\n   <p>Speaking in an interview with the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=11Vxo205A-A\">Yedyni Novyny&#8221;<\/a> telethon, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a>, Kos explained:<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cYou know, when it comes to accession, we do not set specific dates because first the candidate country has to deliver results. Then comes the technical process, and we also have to take into account the dynamics within the member states.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>At the same time, she emphasized that Ukraine has demonstrated its ability to achieve meaningful results, which encourages Brussels to continue moving forward.<\/p>\n   <p>Kos also said she is doing everything possible to achieve the best outcome for both Europe and Ukraine.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cHowever, if I were simply a person with three wishes right now\u2014or even just one wish\u2014I would be the happiest person in the world if Ukraine could sign the accession treaty during my mandate. Then my mission would be accomplished, and I could retire,\u201d the commissioner said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>During her official visit to Kyiv on Monday, Kos visited the Lukianivka district, which had been damaged by Russian attacks, and met with Ukrainian lawmakers.<\/p>\n   <p>She also confirmed that the European Union is expected to officially open accession negotiations with Ukraine on June 15.<\/p>\n   <p>At the same time, Kos reiterated that the EU is not considering any form of fast-track or advance membership. According to her, Ukraine must continue demonstrating its commitment to the rule of law, including transparent public procurement, an independent judiciary, media freedom, and the protection of minority rights.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-russia-hopes-to-drive-a-wedge-between-ukraine-and-its-allies-through-drone-incidents\/\">Zelenskyy: Russia Hopes to Drive a Wedge Between Ukraine and Its Allies Through Drone Incidents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said she would be \u201cthe happiest &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1386096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14,49,51,36415,36422,55,50,36572],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1386095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-ukraine","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I Would Be the Happiest Person in the World if Ukraine Joined the EU During My Mandate, \u2014 EU Commissioner Kos - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/i-would-be-the-happiest-person-in-the-world-if-ukraine-joined-the-eu-during-my-mandate-eu-commissioner-kos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I Would Be the Happiest Person in the World if Ukraine Joined the EU During My Mandate, \u2014 EU Commissioner Kos - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said she would be \u201cthe happiest ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/i-would-be-the-happiest-person-in-the-world-if-ukraine-joined-the-eu-during-my-mandate-eu-commissioner-kos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-11T13:05:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/return_of_ukrainian_children_1300x750_de02292aa5f64747abee3457a58c70da-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/i-would-be-the-happiest-person-in-the-world-if-ukraine-joined-the-eu-during-my-mandate-eu-commissioner-kos\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/i-would-be-the-happiest-person-in-the-world-if-ukraine-joined-the-eu-during-my-mandate-eu-commissioner-kos\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"I Would Be the Happiest Person in the World if Ukraine Joined the EU During My Mandate, \u2014 EU Commissioner Kos\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-11T13:05:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/i-would-be-the-happiest-person-in-the-world-if-ukraine-joined-the-eu-during-my-mandate-eu-commissioner-kos\/\"},\"wordCount\":331,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/i-would-be-the-happiest-person-in-the-world-if-ukraine-joined-the-eu-during-my-mandate-eu-commissioner-kos\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/return_of_ukrainian_children_1300x750_de02292aa5f64747abee3457a58c70da.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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