Ukraine applied for membership soon after Russia’s attack on 24 February. The European Union Commission is looking to make its recommendation this Friday on whether Ukraine will achieve the expected status as a candidate country. The decision must be taken by consensus, possibly at an EU summit on 23-24 June in Brussels.

Scholz: a long way for the EU

Prerequisites for accession are questions of rule of law and democracy, Scholzo said ard– “hub”. ,It is about hope. Europe is a good ideaHe said. Regarding the time horizon, Scholz said no one can seriously answer that.

but: “It’s worth it, that’s the message“He added ZDF, ,And it is not easy, but a very demanding path that can also take a very long time.Scholz clarified. Everyone in Ukraine knows this, too.

Scholz, Macron and Draghi in Kyiv

Scholz and Macron visited Ukraine on Thursday with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Johannes. He first visited Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv that was partially destroyed, and met with President Zelensky.