The
European Parliament
announced that
it will be holding a joint hybrid session on April 12 with the
Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, to discuss the nature and
challenges of Ukraine's EU accession process.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and Verkhovna Rada Chairperson Ruslan Stefanchuk will open the event.
The agenda is expected to cover several significant topics, such as economic policy, anti-corruption measures, budgetary control, and synchronizing Ukrainian legislation with that of the EU.
The "participants are also expected to look at how they can deepen bilateral relations further between the committees of their respective institutions," according to the press release.
The
EU
granted Ukraine
candidate status on June 23, 2022, but the country's path to EU
membership is dependent on implementing a set of reforms and meeting
other requirements.
A recent survey published by the Bertelsmann Foundation on March 22 showed that 65% of Europeans believed that Ukraine should be admitted into the European Union during the next few years.
At an event on March 28, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Ukraine's membership in the EU, as well as NATO, would "guarantee the security of the European continent for the next decade."
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