{"id":1408593,"date":"2026-07-16T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1408593"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:46:21","slug":"kachka-ukraine-is-not-asking-for-any-concessions-or-delays-in-the-eu-accession-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/kachka-ukraine-is-not-asking-for-any-concessions-or-delays-in-the-eu-accession-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Kachka: Ukraine Is Not Asking for Any Concessions or Delays in the EU Accession Process"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine doesn&#8217;t need softer rules or additional time in its integration into the European Union, and will stick to a merit-based approach to accession.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was stated by Ukraine&#8217;s Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100009482460255\/posts\/4537781633214541\/?rdid=a44FY7GCTsBUrWhJ\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English <\/a>reports.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the opening of the 6th negotiation cluster on Tuesday at the Intergovernmental Conference, Kachka said this decision deepens Ukraine&#8217;s integration into the EU&#8217;s common foreign and security policy.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In foreign policy, we&#8217;ve long been acting jointly with the EU \u2014 from sanctions to responding to global security challenges. And from now on, these areas have officially become subjects of negotiations on Ukraine&#8217;s EU membership,&#8221; the deputy prime minister noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kachka added that Ukraine remains committed to its European integration obligations even amid the full-scale war.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the official, in his speech at the Intergovernmental Conference he stressed that Ukraine is not asking for any concessions or delays in the accession process, and is ready to go through it on a merit-based basis.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Kachka noted, work is currently underway on implementing the Transformation Roadmaps and the National Program for Adapting Legislation to EU Law, as well as on opening the remaining negotiation clusters.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to this, the deputy prime minister said Ukraine has not changed its previously announced plan to complete implementation of the legislation needed to finish EU accession negotiations by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As previously reported, on July 14 in Brussels, the 6th negotiation cluster, &#8220;External Relations,&#8221; 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