JAKARTA - The European Union could start direct negotiations with Ukraine by the end of June regarding accession to become a member of the economic bloc.
"We will also discuss Ukraine, and today I will urge all member states to open all negotiation clusters as soon as possible," said European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, Monday, May 11, as reported by ANTARA from Sputnik.
He said the first cluster could still be opened under the leadership of the Cyprus presidency, while the other five clusters are expected to be discussed in July.
In the process of accession to the European Union, a cluster is a group of policy areas that must be negotiated and fulfilled by the candidate country before becoming a full member.
However, the status of candidate and the start of negotiations do not automatically guarantee EU membership.
Turkiye has held candidate status since 1999, followed by North Macedonia in 2005, Montenegro in 2010, and Serbia in 2012, but it has not yet become a member.
Croatia became the last country to join the European Union in 2013 after undergoing an accession process for about 10 years.
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