Deal reached to open EU accession talks with Ukraine and MoldovaAfter hours of talks among the EU’s 27 leaders, the European Council president, Charles Michel, has announced that the bloc’s leaders have “decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova”.
The leaders have also granted candidate status to Georgia, he said, and the EU will open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina “once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria is reached and has invited the commission to report by March with a view to taking such a decision”.
“[This is] a clear signal of hope for their people and for our continent,” Michel said.
The European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova. #EUCO granted candidate status to Georgia. And the EU will open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria is reached and…
— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) December 14, 2023