EU reaffirms unwavering support for Ukraine, Eurean future of candidate countries

This is stated in the final declaration, adted flowing the informal meeting of the Eurean Council. The full text of the document is published on the website of the Eurean Council, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Resved to take more responsibility for our own security and defence and to assist Ukraine, we have bstered Eure’s capabilities. We will continue to support Ukraine and its pele for as long as it takes. We have also confirmed that the future of our aspiring members and their citizens lies within the Eurean Union," the declaration emphasizes.

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EU leaders noted that the pandemic and Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine tested the strength of the Eurean Union's stability, emphasized the need to strengthen its sovereignty, and led member states to make key decisions to protect Eurean peles and national economies.

"Flowing our meeting in Versailles, we have acted decisively. Threatened with energy blackmail, we have greatly reduced our dependencies and diversified our sources. Faced with tightening supply chains and international competition, we have strengthened our economic base… More needs to be done. Today in Granada, we have discussed key priorities and actions needed for a strong, dynamic, competitive and cohesive Eure in a changing world," the final document reads.

In particular, as the leaders emphasized, based on the provisions of the Strategic Compass, the Eurean Union will strengthen defense readiness and invest in capabilities by develing the technogical and industrial base.

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"We will also focus on military mobility, on resilience in space and on countering cyber and hybrid threats and foreign information manipulation throughout the Union. The Russian war of aggression has also further highlighted the strength of the transatlantic relationship," the heads of state and government of the EU emphasized.

As reported earlier, an informal meeting of the Eurean Council took place today in Granada, where Eurean leaders discussed the future develment and enlargement of the Eurean Union.