On 28 February 2022, four days after it was invaded by Russia, Ukraine applied for membership of the European Union. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested immediate admission under a "new
Signing of the application for accession to the EU, 28 February 2022
Presentation of the EU membership questionnaire on 8 April 2022, by the President of the European Commission von der Leyen and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The flag of Europe being brought into the hall of the Verkhovna Rada on 1 July 2022. The event shares similar connotations with the introduction of the flag of Ukraine after the country's declaration of independence.
The flag of Europe flying on the tower in Vinnytsia
The accession of Moldova to the European Union is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the EU.
Accession of Ukraine to the European Union
…status of a candidate for accession to the EU. It is one of nine current EU candidate countries, together with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey. On 14 December 2023, the European Council decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine. Accession…
Moldovan President Maia Sandu with President of the European Council Charles Michel in Brussels, 29 April 2024
Maia Sandu, President of Moldova in 2024