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EU leaders have wrapped up a summit in Brussels where they took the historic decision to grant Ukraine candidate status. But the EU's support of Ukraine means trouble ahead for member states – not least in the form of soaring energy prices.
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Moving? i'm thinking in particular about some countries in the western balkans, they have had candidate status and have had candidate status and have been waiting to join the eu for years. we do not accept the idea of cute. so you are saying, if ukraine jumps the view, so be it? yes, because each state has its own roadmap, its own path, and if there is a political will, if there is a political will, if there is a political will, if there is a support of the society, business operators to move forward, to implement reform in a bold and fast way, so why should wait. the nato secretary general sa...
North macedonia is candidate since 17 years, albania since eight, so, welcome to ukraine. it is a good thing to give candidate status but i hope the ukrainian people will not make many illusions about it. this is the red carpet that eu leaders walk down at summits. it is where ukraine wants to be. all the warnings that this is a long road without any guarantee of success are all true. nevertheless, this is still being regarded as a historic moment. giving ukraine candidate status here and now, diplomats say wouldn't have been imaginable not long ago. jessica parker, bbc news, in brussels. let'...
EU leaders meeting in Brussels are expected to grant Ukraine and Moldova official candidate status for membership to the bloc. But that has soured several Western Balkan states which applied for candidacy years ago. Now they're demanding real progress, not just promises.