“It’s good to be back in Kiev.” This was written on Twitter by the president of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, welcomed by the Ukrainian vice premier for European and Euro-Atlantic integration Olha Stefanishyna. “With President Zelensky – adds Von Der Leyen, who was in Rome yesterday, illustrating the topics on the agenda of his visit to Ukraine – I will take stock of the common work necessary for reconstruction and the progress made by Ukraine on its European journey” . the president’s reference is to the dossier that she will face with Zelensky.
The opinion of the EU Commission on the granting of EU candidate status to Ukraine could arrive at the end of next week: on Monday there will be a first meeting of the European commissioners on the dossier. The final decision will lie with the European Council, probably already at the summit at the end of June.