00:00EU and Ukrainian leaders are meeting in Brussels for a two-day business summit.
00:04The focus is on deepening economic ties and speeding up Ukraine's recovery and path towards
00:09EU membership.
00:11Ukraine's Prime Minister Denis Shimehal urged European businesses to invest now, calling
00:15for Kyiv's integration into the bloc to be fast-tracked.
00:19We are not a buffer zone, we are not a grey area, we are Europe's new opportunity to rediscover
00:26its identity.
00:27We are ready to become a new contributor and exporter of security, energy, critical resources
00:33and digital innovations.
00:34Accelerating Ukraine's EU accession is not just a gesture of solidarity, it is an investment
00:40in Europe's strengths.
00:42We call on European leaders to fast-track Ukraine's integration and shorten our path to full membership.
00:49Marta Koz.
00:50Poland's European Affairs Minister declared it a historic opportunity, arguing the EU's focus
00:54must shift from Russia first to Ukraine now.
00:58Italy also voiced strong support for Ukraine's full membership, while also stressing the need
01:03for continued reforms.
01:05Euronews asked the European Commissioner for enlargement if the Hungarian Prime Minister
01:09Viktor Orban is right when he claims Ukraine's membership would completely destroy the European
01:14market, dry out cohesion funds and harm Hungary.
01:18He's not right.
01:19Because we will have Ukraine as one of the members of the EU in the future.
01:28We are working on this 26 EU member states support this vision.
01:36We could end all the screening processes in this year, so we will be ready when the Council
01:45will be able to bring the conclusion to open all the clusters.
01:52I am sure that this will be able in this year.
01:57But of course we have to work also with Hungary.
02:00Kyiv believes that as Europe is searching for a new point of equilibrium on geopolitical
02:05security, economics and values, the result of the war for Ukraine will be crucial for
02:09the continent's future.
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