For the first time, the European Union can grant the status of a candidate country to a warring country. Ukraine received a positive opinion from the European Commission on June 17. Moldova has also received a positive view that part of its territory has remained under Russian occupation since 1992. The next step is the unanimous ratification of this status by the Council of Europe on June 23 և 24. The leaders of France, Italy and Germany, who are leaving for Ki on Thursday, announced their support for “the status of a direct candidate for membership.”
But this gesture is only symbolic. Indeed, this status does not predetermine future accession to the European Union. Moreover, joining may involve member states in hostilities that have been forcibly rejected since the beginning of the conflict. Articles 42-7 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) provide that in the event that “If a Member State becomes the object of an armed attack on its territory, the other Member States must assist it to the best of their ability.«.
Long way to Brussels
So, what does the status of this candidate state include? «This means that the application for membership submitted by Ukraine is acceptableexplains Figaro Francesco Martucci, Professor of European Law, University of Paris-II-Assassin. The country must be a European country and respect the values of the European Union, which are enshrined in Article 2 of the TEU.«. The process of Ukraine’s membership in the European Union has formally started. But the road to Brussels is still long. «A woman will not join the European Union in a second. It has been almost a decade since the “membership” of the formalization of the candidacy“, Says Professor Martuchi.
This first step must then give way to a pre-election joining strategy. Ukraine will be able to participate in European programs, including the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), ֆինանսական use financial assistance to undertake a number of reforms to bring it in line.Copenhagen criteriaTo join the Union, one must be satisfied with stable democratic institutions, a credible market economy with the ability to withstand competition, a judiciary that can comply with European law, and, finally, the opportunity to subscribe.The goals of the political, economic and monetary union«.
Following this pre-election strategy, negotiations between the Commission’s “Ukraine” may begin on some thirty chapters to finalize the agreement, which will then be ratified. Therefore, granting candidate status is only the first step that can lead to Ukraine’s membership in the European Union. It remains a political gesturestrong symbolismAssures Francisco Martucci, even if heDo not give in to anything«. Legally, this status will not affect arms supplies, will not make the European Union, and consequently its member states, allies with Russia alongside Ukraine.
Source: Le Figaro
