The European Commission will consider Ukraine’s bid for membership in th e 27-nation bloc in an upcoming summit. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public DomainThe EU Commission will evaluate Ukraine’s accession bid in response to its emergency application for membership, which was signed by Ukrainian president Zelensky last week.
The Commission must evaluate all EU membership bids while the process must be voted upon by all 27 member states and pass unanimously.
According to a report from Bloomberg, EU leaders are expected to discuss the country’s prospects for full membership in the bloc at a summit to be held in Paris on March 10-11.
Ukraine EU membership would be a boon for struggling, war-torn nation
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova will all have their applications reviewed by the commission, whose executive will examine the requests and publish an opinion for each one, either supporting or rejecting the application, according to the website euronews.
🔴Accord du #COREPERII pour inviter la @EU_Commission à présenter un avis sur chacune des demandes d’adhésion à l’UE présentées par l’Ukraine, la Géorgie et la Moldavie. 1/2 ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/i1lj41UNzW
— Présidence française du Conseil de l’UE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@Europe2022FR) March 7, 2022
President Zelensky “in constant contact with friends”
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky kept up his typical frantic pace of telephone diplomacy with leaders around the world on Monday, announcing on Twitter that he was “in constant contact with friends” including Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda.
Nausėda himself heaped praise on what he called the “outstanding courage” of Zelensky “and all the people of Ukraine in resisting the Russian invasion.”
Zelensky spoke with the President of the European Council Charles Michel, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, among other leaders, today as he shored up support for his nation amid the ongoing Russian onslaught.
President Zelenskyy also spoke with US President Joe Biden on Sunday to discuss security issues as well as financial support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia.