EU Approves Ukraine’s Candidacy For Membership

Reuters reports:

The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join, in the most dramatic geopolitical shift to result from Russia’s invasion.

Ukraine applied to join the EU just four days after Russian troops poured across its border in February.

Ukraine and Moldova will still face a lengthy process to achieve the standards required for membership, and there are other candidates in the waiting room.

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Turkey has been a candidate since 1999.

BREAKING: The European Commission recommends Ukraine be granted candidate status, a significant step on the long path to become a member of the EU, sources say https://t.co/fURhwxFxhE

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