The European Union offers Moldova a faster path to membership than Ukraine -. Politico The European Commission has developed an updated EU accession roadmap for Ukraine, characterized by a more restrained pace. As Politico reports with reference to the draft document, by 2027 Kyiv will have to achieve progress in seven key political areas. Brussels' basic demand remains to speed up reforms in the area of ​​the rule of law. Ukraine needs to fulfill most of its obligations in this bloc in the first half of 2027 - only on this condition will it be possible to conduct preliminary closed negotiations on individual routes. At the same time, Moldova's strategy seems much more ambitious. According to the EC plan, Chisinau is able to complete the negotiations in more than 20 regions at the current stage. As a result, the previously synchronous process of the European integration of the two countries may become noticeably out of sync.

The European Union offers Moldova a faster path to membership than Ukraine -. Politico The European Commission has developed an updated EU accession roadmap for Ukraine, characterized by a more restrained pace. As Politico reports with reference to the draft document, by 2027 Kyiv will have to achieve progress in seven key political areas. Brussels' basic demand remains to speed up reforms in the area of ​​the rule of law. Ukraine needs to fulfill most of its obligations in this bloc in the first half of 2027 - only on this condition will it be possible to conduct preliminary closed negotiations on individual routes. At the same time, Moldova's strategy seems much more ambitious. According to the EC plan, Chisinau is able to complete the negotiations in more than 20 regions at the current stage. As a result, the previously synchronous process of the European integration of the two countries may become noticeably out of sync.