The President of the European Commission this Wednesday insisted that in order to support Ukraine’s European aspirations it is necessary to accompany them with adequate funding, and assured that the Community Executive is beginning a “verification process” of enlargement.
“The whole nation shows how much it means to be European [para os ucranianos]. I am proud of how our Union responded to Ukraine’s request. We now need to continue the political decision we made at the European Council. [em dezembro de 2023]. In preparation for accession negotiations, we are beginning the process of selecting and creating a negotiating framework,” said Ursula von der Leyen, opening the debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg (France).
Only in this way, the Commission President added, will it be possible to look at the European Union (EU), which includes more than 30 countries.
At the European Council last December, 27 countries once again included in the conclusions that they side with Ukraine, which has been trying to repel an invasion from Russia for two years, something that has been included in all summit conclusions since February 2022. .
“However, we need to support this decision with adequate funding,” von der Leyen warned before the plenary session.
The commission presented a multi-year financial framework to “ensure stable and substantial funding” for Ukraine over the next four years – through a €50 billion package that is part of the budget proposal – “to support the day-to-day functioning of the state [a Ucrânia]stabilize the economy, bring it closer to the EU.”
“All this requires an updated EU budget,” he added.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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