The EU said Friday that Ukraine had made "considerable efforts" to advance towards membership but urged Kiev to implement more reforms.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C), European Council President Charles Michel (L) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (R) give a joint press conference during an EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv on February 3, 2023. (Photo: AFP)
"The EU acknowledged the considerable efforts that Ukraine demonstrated in the recent months," it said in a statement after a summit in Kyiv.
The bloc said it "encouraged the country to continue on this path and to fulfil the conditions specified in the Commission's opinion on its membership application in order to advance towards future EU membership."
