Poland will not block opening of negotiating clusters for Ukraine
Poland will not block the opening of negotiating clusters in Ukraine’s accession talks with the European Union, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv, European Pravda reported on Sept. 14.
Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated during a joint press conference in Kyiv on September 14 that Poland would not prevent the formation of negotiating clusters in Ukraine's accession talks with the European Union. Sikorski recognized that Ukraine's accession talks would be challenging, much like Poland's previous journey to EU membership.
He confirmed that while the process would not be swift, Ukraine was presently deemed ready for negotiations by the European Commission. Sikorski also expressed optimism that Ukraine would finalize its implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU, encompassing the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area. He suggested that Ukraine could integrate into the EU's single market even prior to formal membership.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has thus far impeded the approval of the screening results for negotiating clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine. Magyar argued that Ukraine has yet to fulfill the necessary criteria for EU membership and that accession should occur under standard rules, without concessions or an expedited process. Budapest and Kyiv reportedly reached a political accord on preserving language, educational, and cultural rights for Ukraine's Hungarian minority, yet claimed that tangible outcomes had not yet emerged.
Polish authorities have previously voiced their apprehensions regarding Ukraine's prospective EU membership.
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