Negotiations on Ukraine's accession to EU begin in Luxembourg

Negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union officially begin in Luxembourg on 25 June. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has congratulated Ukrainians on this event.

We congratulate Moldova and Ukraine on the start of the EU accession negotiations. This is very good news for the people of Ukraine, Moldova and the whole European Union. The road ahead will be challenging but full of opportunities. We wish you a successful start of the negotiations! - ursula von der Leyen said.

This afternoon in Luxembourg at 15:30 the first intergovernmental conferences will start, at which the negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU will be launched.

The Ukrainian delegation is headed by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanyshyna.

On the EU side - Belgian Foreign Minister Adja Labib and EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Oliver Varghei.

During the event, the EU will present a negotiating framework defining the principles and bases for further negotiations. Ukraine and the EU will also present their negotiating delegations and exchange opening statements.

On the eve of the Conference in Brussels on Ukraine's accession to the EU, we present to your attention an expleiner with all the information about this process.

Earlier, Socialportal reported that EU ambassadors approved guidelines for the negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.