EU to give Ukraine and three other countries step-by-step accession plans with clear dates
The EU is drafting proposals to give Montenegro, Ukraine, Moldova and Albania clear step-by-step road maps for membership, Politico reported, citing two senior European officials on Sept. 28.
The European Union is set to provide detailed accession roadmaps to Montenegro, Ukraine, Moldova, and Albania, Politico reported on September 28, citing senior EU officials. For the first time, these roadmaps will offer clear timelines and deliverables for each candidate country, ensuring their admission if they maintain the necessary reforms.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed support for the countries that have made the most progress. However, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Turkey, and Serbia, whose applications are currently on hold due to concerns about democratic and judicial standards, will not receive roadmaps.
The EU Commission spokesperson confirmed that the roadmaps will outline a path toward completing accession negotiations, including clear priorities and timelines for the most advanced candidates. This policy review, led by von der Leyen's adviser Alexandre Adam, is scheduled to be presented to officials on October 6 and aims to keep candidate countries on track for EU membership.
The first negotiating cluster with Ukraine and Moldova was officially opened on June 15 in Luxembourg, and the EU Council's Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU began reviewing screening results for the second and third clusters for Ukraine and Moldova on July 17.
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