European Economic and Social Committee supports granting Ukraine EU candidate status

“The European Economic and Social Committee calls on the European Council to grant Ukraine EU Membership candidate status at its meeting on June 23-24, 2022. Ukraine’s candidate status must be granted without detriment to the ongoing accession process of the Western Balkans. The EESC is in favor of putting in place a system of gradual integration steps based on the fulfillment of the acquis communitaire,” reads the resolution of EESC.

The decision was supported by 200 Committee members, almost all participants in the plenary session.

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