The European Council approved launching accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova next week, the Belgian Presidency of the Council announced on Friday, Ednews reports.
"The @EU_Council adopted the general EU positions, incl. negotiating frameworks, for accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova," the presidency said in a post on X and added the negotiations will formally begin on Tuesday, June 25 in Luxembourg.
The EU granted the two countries candidate status in 2022 and, in December 2023, decided to open negotiations with them. Meanwhile, Moldova is set to hold a referendum on joining the bloc in October.