The Renaissance president of the European Affairs Committee was the guest of “8:30 a.m. franceinfo”, Saturday June 3, 2023.
“The French are in favor of supporting Ukraine and its gradual integration into the European Union”believes Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade, Renaissance president of the European Affairs Committee, guest of “8:30 a.m. franceinfo”, Saturday June 3, 2023. The second meeting of the European Political Community (EPC), organized in Moldova, saw Volodymyr Zelensky urge the European leaders to step up their support for Ukraine. “All European countries which have a border with Russia, and which do not want Russia to take part of their territory from them, must be full members of NATO and the EU”hammered the Ukrainian president.
For Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade a “block logic returns to Europe”. “The EU is destined to expand, in particular with Ukraine and Moldova”judge the deputy of the French established in Benelux. “These countries are also at the heart of our union through the fierce fight they lead for freedom, for democracy, for their sovereignty”. “Our responsibility as Europeans is to link them to this area of democracy and freedom which is the Union”he continues, while Moldova is also knocking on the door of the EU.
A long process
With regard to Ukraine’s accession to the EU, the Member acknowledges that “It doesn’t happen overnight.” “The Ukrainians are going to have to make a lot of reforms if one day they want to join the European Union”, he says. Other prerequisite: “The war must be over” .
According to Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade, the Union must “reform because we can see that at 27, decisions are sometimes difficult to make”. “One of the political problems we have today in Europe is the lack of incarnation”he adds.
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