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Ukraine could join the European Union in 2030 if both sides "do their homework", President of the European Council Charles Michel said in an interview with German news magazine Der Spiegel on Oct. 3.

In addition, Ukraine and other candidate countries must implement reforms, fight corruption, and comply with legal requirements, Michel said.

Both Ukraine and the EU should "clearly understand" what they want to achieve together, what their priorities are, and what they are going to spend money on, he said. The head of the European Council also called for decision-making processes to be speeded up.

He noted that reforming the bloc "will not be easy," but said that "we cannot waste any more time."

According to Michel, the Western Balkan countries have been waiting for 20 years to join the EU, which is why Russia and China are now increasing their influence there. He added that "a prosperous and secure Ukraine" is in the interest of the bloc.

A five-year plan in three: On the quick accession of Ukraine to the EU
"Their recent resistance to Russia has shown that Ukraine belongs in the EU," he said.

“And soon, not later. In doing so, the EU would also prove that it is capable of geopolitical action.”

Michel also noted that while the United States and China used to take the EU seriously only on trade issues, but not on geopolitical issues, this is changing now.

How quickly the bloc countries agreed on tough sanctions against Russia "surprised the whole world," including Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, he argued.

Michel pointed out that hardly anyone expected that the EU would be the first to supply Ukraine with weapons.

On June 17, 2022, the European Commission recommended granting Ukraine candidate status and set certain conditions for the commencement of membership negotiations:

reform of the Constitutional Court,
the continuation of judicial reform,
anti-corruption measures, including the appointment of the head of the Specialized Aanti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office,
combating money laundering,
implementing an anti-oligarchic law,
the harmonization of audiovisual legislation with European law,
changes in legislation on national minorities.
At the summit on June 23, 2022, EU leaders supported the granting of candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. The European Council invited the European Commission to report on the fulfillment by the candidate countries of the conditions listed in its conclusions on their respective membership applications and promised to decide on further steps "as soon as all these conditions are fully met."

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In early March 2023, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine had fulfilled all seven of the EU's recommendations. Kyiv expects to receive a political decision to start accession negotiations in 2023.

On June 22, European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said that Ukraine had fulfilled two of the seven recommendations of the European Commission to start EU accession negotiations, while the remaining recommendations are still being implemented.

European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevi?ius declared on Aug. 21 that “Ukraine’s progress towards meeting the conditions for EU accession is impressive.” He added that the reforms already undertaken, particularly in the judicial system and media freedom, are “crucial, almost fundamental, like the glue that binds the EU.”

David Arakhamia, the chairman of Ukraine’s ruling Servant of the People party, said on Sept. 21 that the Ukrainian parliament has passed “99.9% of all bills” required by the European Union to start negotiations for Ukraine's entry into the bloc.