Lithuanian president proposes to fix 1 January 2030 as date of Ukraine's accession to EU
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Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:54:52 +0200
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausda has proposed to fix 1 January 2030 as the date of Ukraines accession to the European Union. Source Nausda at the plenary session of the Support Ukraine forum in Kyiv on 24 February, as reported by European Pravda Details Nausda noted that now is the time for leadership and Europeans must take responsibility without delay. The security of Europe depends on the security of Ukraine.
That is why I want to accelerate Ukraines accession to the EU.
I propose a date of 1 January 2030, Nausda said.
He added that the opening of the first cluster of negotiations could be made possible in the coming weeks.
Lets make Ukraines path to the EU inevitable, Nausda said.
Background In midFebruary, a media outlet reported, citing sources, that the Hungarians had blocked the opening of the first cluster in the framework of the EU accession negotiations with Ukraine.
Later, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna confirmed that Hungary had blocked Ukraines accession to the EU.
Hungary demanded that the list of conditions imposed on Ukraine be expanded.
On 22 February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn said that the Hungarians would decide the fate of Ukraines membership in the EU and that Ukraine would never join the union against their will.
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