The European Commission is preparing a "more cautious" EU accession plan for Ukraine due to the impossibility of concluding preliminary negotiations in a number of areas, which separate its candidacy from that of Moldova, reported the Politico newspaper, which had access to the document. The newspaper reported that the new roadmap for Ukraine's accession would set limited progress targets until 2027, without including any commitment regarding a possible entry date. In the document, Brussels calls on Kyiv to "urgently and significantly speed up the pace of reforms in the rule of law." To open new negotiating groups, Ukraine will have to meet the basic requirements in this area during the first half of 2027. Currently, Brussels hopes to conclude negotiations with Chisinau in more than 20 regions by 2027, while with Kyiv it plans to do so in only 7 more.

The European Commission is preparing a "more cautious" EU accession plan for Ukraine due to the impossibility of concluding preliminary negotiations in a number of areas, which separate its candidacy from that of Moldova, reported the Politico newspaper, which had access to the document. The newspaper reported that the new roadmap for Ukraine's accession would set limited progress targets until 2027, without including any commitment regarding a possible entry date. In the document, Brussels calls on Kyiv to "urgently and significantly speed up the pace of reforms in the rule of law." To open new negotiating groups, Ukraine will have to meet the basic requirements in this area during the first half of 2027. Currently, Brussels hopes to conclude negotiations with Chisinau in more than 20 regions by 2027, while with Kyiv it plans to do so in only 7 more.