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The European Commission will allegedly recommend that the talks on Ukraine's accession to the European Union start this month, in an effort to extend support to the country before Budapest assumes the rotating presidency of the bloc, the Financial Times reported, citing three unnamed sources.
Supposedly, the commission will announce on Friday that Ukraine now meets criteria such as anti-corruption measures, restrictions on political lobbying, rules on asset declarations for public officials and protection of languages used by national minorities.
Belgium, the current holder of the presidency, is reportedly hoping to gain unanimity on the matter and hold the starting round of accession talks on June 25.
