The European Union is urging Ukraine to speed up reforms and is preparing a more cautious roadmap for Ukraine's EU accession talks, setting limited targets for progress in 2027 while avoiding any commitment regarding the membership date, -. Politico in the document calls on Brussels and Kyiv to "urgently and significantly speed up the pace of reforms in the field of the rule of law". Fulfillment of key requirements in this area in the first half of 2027 is necessary before a preliminary conclusion of negotiations in certain policy areas, the roadmap states. Although in relation to Ukraine, Brussels aims to achieve progress in seven policy areas in 2027, Moldova can complete negotiations in more than 20 areas.