EU Decides to Grant Candidate Status to Ukraine and Moldova

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European Union leaders have agreed to grant Ukraine and Moldova candidate status.

“Agreement. #EUCO has just decided EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. A historic moment,” European Council President Charles Michel said on Twitter.

“Today marks a crucial step on your path towards the EU,” he added, congratulating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Moldova Maia Sandu as well as the people of Ukraine and Moldova.

“Our future is together,” he said.

The European Council has decided “to recognize the European perspective of Georgia and is ready to grant candidate status once the outstanding priorities are addressed," Michel added.

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