On its way to the EU, Ukraine must formulate an understanding for itself in all key areas, namely where it aims to end up.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2014-2019 spoke about this in an exclusive interview with ICTV Facts Pavel Klimkin.
— Ukraine's accession to the EU — it is not a mechanical adaptation of EU legislation. Of course, you can take these 29,000+ acts, make huge sheets and start writing our laws to suit them. However, when joining the EU, what will be tested is not the legislation, but how it works in practice, — he emphasized.
In addition, the second point on Ukraine’s path to the EU is negotiations, but not on the conditions of accession, but on the conditions of relatively transitional periods for our country .
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— That is, we will talk about when we will be able to do everything necessary to join the EU and what kind of help we need, — he added.
Thirdly, according to Klimkin, there has been a mental shift in the European Union, so the decision to start negotiations with Ukraine — this is a decision to change the geopolitical vision, to change the borders of Europe.
— After all, now our eastern border — this is the eastern border of Europe. That is, Ukraine — this is Europe, and Russia — this is not Europe, — he emphasized.
And also, according to the ex-minister, the European Union needs to decide how exactly to negotiate with a country that is at war.
— Ukraine will also need to decide what kind of energy model it wants to have in the future – whether we focus on renewable energy sources, or whether we need nuclear or combined energy. And this must be understood before directly conducting negotiations., — he added.
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In addition, as Klimkin noted, a country in the European Union should have its own unique economic model, with its own voice. And this task for Ukraine, in his opinion, is phenomenally difficult.
By the way, earlier the expert explained, which means the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU.
