{"id":1388885,"date":"2026-06-16T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1388885"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:54:08","slug":"kos-hopes-all-accession-negotiation-clusters-with-ukraine-can-be-opened-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/kos-hopes-all-accession-negotiation-clusters-with-ukraine-can-be-opened-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Kos hopes all accession negotiation clusters with Ukraine can be opened in July"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Opening the first negotiation cluster with Ukraine and Moldova is a major milestone in the EU enlargement process, and there is hope that all remaining clusters could also be opened as early as July.<\/p>\n   <p>This was stated by Marta Kos while speaking to journalists ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cToday is a huge day for the enlargement process. We are taking the first and biggest step for Ukraine and Moldova since they obtained candidate status in 2023. Finally, we will be able to open the first cluster for both countries,\u201d Kos said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>She noted that Ukraine and Moldova have fulfilled their commitments and that the European Union must now do the same.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThat is why I expect us to open all five remaining clusters in July, and that is also very good news,\u201d the Commissioner emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Kos confirmed that Ukraine is ready for accession negotiations thanks to the implementation of the required reforms in advance, beginning in November 2025, when negotiations were informally launched at the technical level.<\/p>\n   <p>She also recalled that opening all negotiation clusters requires the unanimous approval of all EU member states, while expressing confidence that a positive decision can be reached.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-and-trump-discuss-peace-efforts-ahead-of-g7-summit\/\">Zelenskyy and Trump Discuss Peace Efforts Ahead of G7 Summit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opening the first negotiation cluster with Ukraine and Moldova is a major &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1268372,"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-1388885","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 - 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