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Brussels has just granted candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova on Thursday 24 June.
There was a consensus on the subject. However, a great euphoria was palpable, Thursday, June 24, when the news fell. Brussels granted candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. This is a very strong signal vis-à-vis Russia, said Emmanuel Macron. All European leaders hailed a historic moment. In the process, they spoke by videoconference with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, to announce the news to him.
The latter thanked them one by one, in a long list. He was very moved. However, the hardest part begins for Ukraine. The country will have to rise to European standards, policies, economic and legal. A colossal task that will take years. On the sidelines of this summit, there was also a meeting with the Balkan countries. The latter have expressed their anger, because they are tired of waiting, explains the journalist from France Télévisions, Julien Gasparutto.
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