European Council informs about opening of negotiations on accession to EU with Moldova, Ukraine

Chisinau, 21 June /MOLDPRES/ - The European Council today informed that it had adopted the framework needed for the opening of the negotiations on accession to EU with Moldova and Ukraine in Luxembourg on 25 June.   

According to the Council’s announcement, the intergovernmental conference with Moldova will be held in Luxembourg on next Tuesday by 18:00 and the one with Ukraine – at15:30.   

The announcement reads that the Council adopted the general positions, including the framework for the starting of the negotiations on accession of Moldova and Ukraine.   

The government today approved the country’s position for the negotiation of the draft treaty on accession to the European Union. The document will be unveiled next week at the first Moldova-European Union Intergovernmental Conference, which fixes the starting of the negotiations on accession.    

Also today, President Maia Sandu signed the Decree on the initiation of the negotiations on Moldova’s accession to the European Union. The official said that Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov had been nominated as chief negotiator on behalf of Moldova.  

The European Union officially opens the negotiations on the accession of Moldova and Ukraine. On 25 June, the EU’s Belgian Presidency will summon the first intergovernmental conferences with the two countries.   

The European Council ruled to start the negotiations on accession with Moldova and Ukraine at the summit from 14 December 2023. The decision was taken, after both states had got the status of country candidate for accession two years ago.