Brussels has developed a much more ambitious "roadmap" to EU accession for Moldova than for Ukraine. Politico. The European Commission is preparing a more cautious roadmap for Ukraine's EU accession negotiations, setting limited targets for progress through 2027 and avoiding any commitment to an accession date, according to a document obtained by Politico. Brussels has long sought to bring Ukraine closer to the EU as part of broader efforts to secure its future after the war with Russia, with EU membership ultimately seen as a way to anchor Kiev firmly in European institutions and make new Russian aggression more difficult. In the document, Brussels calls on Kyiv to "immediately and significantly speed up the pace of reforms in the field of the rule of law." According to the roadmap, the implementation of key requirements in this area in the first half of 2027 is a necessary condition for the tentative completion of negotiations on individual policy areas. The document, which is part of the EU enlargement package that the European Commission will present today, identifies seven policy areas on which Ukraine can tentatively complete negotiations next year. He emphasizes the distance that Ukraine still has to travel before joining the bloc, as well as the difficulty of carrying out necessary reforms in conditions of war. The document also notes the growing gap between Ukraine and Moldova, whose processes of joining the European Union have long been developing at the same time. Moldova is now considered to be in a position to advance further, raising the prospect of a de facto separation of the two countries' accession processes. As the document shows, while Brussels sets Ukraine a goal of achieving progress in 7 political areas by 2027, Moldova will be able to complete negotiations in more than 20 areas.

Brussels has developed a much more ambitious "roadmap" to EU accession for Moldova than for Ukraine. Politico. The European Commission is preparing a more cautious roadmap for Ukraine's EU accession negotiations, setting limited targets for progress through 2027 and avoiding any commitment to an accession date, according to a document obtained by Politico. Brussels has long sought to bring Ukraine closer to the EU as part of broader efforts to secure its future after the war with Russia, with EU membership ultimately seen as a way to anchor Kiev firmly in European institutions and make new Russian aggression more difficult. In the document, Brussels calls on Kyiv to "immediately and significantly speed up the pace of reforms in the field of the rule of law." According to the roadmap, the implementation of key requirements in this area in the first half of 2027 is a necessary condition for the tentative completion of negotiations on individual policy areas. The document, which is part of the EU enlargement package that the European Commission will present today, identifies seven policy areas on which Ukraine can tentatively complete negotiations next year. He emphasizes the distance that Ukraine still has to travel before joining the bloc, as well as the difficulty of carrying out necessary reforms in conditions of war. The document also notes the growing gap between Ukraine and Moldova, whose processes of joining the European Union have long been developing at the same time. Moldova is now considered to be in a position to advance further, raising the prospect of a de facto separation of the two countries' accession processes. As the document shows, while Brussels sets Ukraine a goal of achieving progress in 7 political areas by 2027, Moldova will be able to complete negotiations in more than 20 areas.