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On June 17, the European Commission will announce decision on Ukraine’s, Moldova’s and Georgia’s applications for EU membership

14 June 2022 18:05 (UTC +04:00)

On Friday, June 17, the European Commission (EC) is to provide conclusions on the applications of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia for the status of candidate countries for EU membership, said EC spokesman Eric Mamer, APA reports citing Hindustan times.

“I saw in the press that the commission allegedly made a decision yesterday. This is completely wrong information. Yesterday the commission did not decide anything. It held an analytical debate that allows board members to express their views on the situation. will be announced on Friday, “the spokesman said at a briefing in Brussels on Tuesday.

That is, the board has prepared for these (final) debates, the (EC) services are finalizing the documents according to the decision. , this point. And on Friday debates will take place in board and the conclusion will be declared “, – Mamer explained.

He stressed that this is a normal procedure. “Sometimes there is less time between the previous debate and the decision. It all depends on the circumstances. But there is nothing exceptional about working on this dossier in this context,” he said.

Responding to questions, the spokesman declined to anticipate any possible decision by the European Commissioners on Friday. “Conclusions will be proposed on each of the three candidates,” Mamer said.

Following the EC’s opinion, EU member states should consider how convincing the European Commission’s arguments for the decision are, the spokesman concluded.