Pitical consensus in place to launch Ukraine’s EU accession talks – Vice PM

This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister for Eurean and Euro-Atlantic Integration ha Stefanishyna, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform reports.

"Today there is a pitical consensus to en pitical negotiations, but before the decision is made we have a lot of pitical steps to take – not only to fulfill the seven recommendations. We will have to pitically communicate with each EU member state and discuss expectations once talks are launched," said the government official.

Stefanishyna noted that this week she had the portunity to present Ukraine’s progress at the foreign affairs ministerial in Brussels.

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"I can confirm that we have laid an absutely sid foundation for a pitical decision already this week. Both the parliament and government have adted decisions that effectively cover a number of recommendations out of these seven. We expect the Eurean Commission to give us a positive assessment," the Vice PM added.

Also, she noted that the most difficult recommendation is on the issue of minority rights in Ukraine, since its implementation depends not only on Ukraine, but also on Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece.

"We maintain the dialogue in this direction. Last year, the Ukrainian delegation worked in Budapest to discuss issues of the educational process. I can confirm that dialogue is ongoing, and on Tuesday, at the meeting with the ministers, I assessed our progress constructively enough, so we he that this will not be another stumbling block," said Stefanishyna.

As Bloomberg reported with reference to sources, the Eurean Commission is set to recommend that member states kick off membership negotiations with Ukraine.