00:01European Commissioner for Enlargement Martakos has urged member states to open all EU accession negotiation clusters for Ukraine and Moldova
00:11by July.
00:12Koss said the first negotiation cluster could be opened in June, with the remaining five to follow by July.
00:20Negotiation clusters are groups of policy areas that candidate countries, in this case Ukraine and Moldova, must negotiate and reform
00:27before joining the EU.
00:30The European Commission argues that Ukraine is technically ready for its path towards EU membership, but in the past, Ukraine's
00:38accession process was dragged by Hungary's veto policy under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
00:44However, now with a change of leadership, Brussels hopes Budapest will take a more constructive approach.
00:51While the Commission has praised Ukraine's progress, it has refused to set a date for its membership, insisting the process
00:59remains merit-based.
01:01Kiev, meanwhile, is pushing for a clear timeline to be agreed on as soon as possible.
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