During his visit to Estonia, Austrian Chancellor Karl Negammer said that Ukraine could only become a candidate for EU membership along with other applicants, such as Moldova.
According to Krone, Negammer said this idea was expressed by French President Emmanuel Macron. He believes that the discussion of candidate status should be careful.
Back in early June, Negammer called for the creation of a "European preparatory space" where Ukraine and Moldova should work to move closer to EU standards.
Danish Foreign Minister Eppe Kofod, in turn, told Yevropeyska Pravda that his country would take a decision on Ukraine after receiving an opinion from the European Commission. It is he who will influence the support of Ukraineʼs European aspirations.
- Earlier in the Netherlands, they stated that they would decide on the position on the candidate status for Ukraine after the assessment of the European Commission.
- The European Commission is expected to make its assessment of Ukraineʼs application to join the EU on June 17. After that, this issue will be discussed at the EU leaders summit on June 23-24, where it will be decided whether to grant Ukraine candidate status.