During Thursday\u2019s Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gda\u0144sk, Polish Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski emphasized that Kyiv\u2019s path to EU membership is defined primarily by adopting existing union standards rather than traditional negotiations. <\/p>\n
Rados\u0142aw Sikorski stated that the primary burden of preparations for European Union membership lies with Ukraine. He clarified that the accession process is fundamentally about adapting to established rules and standards that already govern the bloc.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a panel alongside EU Commissioner Marta Kos and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka, Sikorski noted that joining the EU becomes increasingly difficult with each passing decade. He argued that states joining today enter a “club” where rules are already firmly fixed, making the process more of an adjustment than a negotiation.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on previous enlargement rounds, Sikorski contrasted the experiences of earlier members like Spain\u2014which joined when EU rules were still forming\u2014with countries like Poland, which entered when criteria such as the Copenhagen standards were already solidified.<\/p>\n
Sikorski also addressed the risks of democratic backsliding, noting that some nations have previously struggled with issues concerning the rule of law and corruption, specifically citing Hungary and Poland under previous administrations.<\/p>\n
Marta Kos emphasized that the EU needs a Ukraine capable of defending Europe, noting that citizens expect security beyond just military support. She highlighted the necessity of structural reforms, particularly in the judiciary and anti-corruption sectors, to transform both Ukraine’s economy and its society.<\/p>\n
Taras Kachka defended Ukraine\u2019s progress, arguing that the country has moved rapidly without skipping any necessary steps. He pointed to the opening of the first negotiation chapters as a milestone and stressed the importance of maintaining unity within the EU to ensure Ukraine’s continued integration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
During Thursday\u2019s Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gda\u0144sk, Polish Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski emphasized that Kyiv\u2019s path to EU membership is defined primarily by adopting existing union standards rather than traditional negotiations. The Reality of Accession Rados\u0142aw Sikorski stated that the primary burden of preparations for European Union membership lies with Ukraine. He clarified that the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-and-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}