They are already welcoming Ukraine: what happened on the sidelines of Brussels regarding the start of negotiations on accession to the EU

< p _ngcontent-sc90 class="news-annotation">On December 14, the European Council decided to begin negotiations on accession to the EU with Ukraine and Moldova. This decision was made by the leaders of the European Union at the summit in Brussels.

Correspondent 24 Channel Sofia Nazarenko noted that such a historic decision was a surprise. No one expected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to resign so soon. It is known that during the voting he left the hall.

26 countries unanimously voted to start negotiations, and one country abstained. Now the question arises whether such a decision of the European Council is legal, because with the enlargement of the European Union all 27 member states can vote simultaneously.

< p>Meanwhile, the leaders of the European Union began to go out to the press and to welcome Ukraine and Moldova to the start of accession negotiations, and Georgia to its candidate status. At the same time, negotiations on Bosnia and Herzegovina will begin when the country meets the appropriate level of EU membership criteria.