Quick EU accession unlikely: Merz expresses disappointing forecast for Ukraine

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Ukraine could become an EU member before the end of the next seven-year budget cycle.

He said this at a press conference on Friday with Romanian President Nicusor Dan in Berlin.

Chancellor Merz stressed that Germany’s priority is to make efforts to end Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. After that, all attention will be focused on rebuilding the country.

He confirmed that the reconstruction process would be linked to the process that would lead to Ukraine becoming a member of the European Union, but he noted that this would take several years.

“This will probably not yet affect the medium-term financial prospects of the European Union,” the German Chancellor added, referring to the seven-year budget cycle of 2028-2034.

Merz also said that as long as Ukraine is under attack, accession to the EU is impossible in any case.

Earlier it became known that the European Union budget for the period from 2028 to 2034 allocated 100 billion euros to support Ukraine .

By the way, the European Union has made a final decision to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian citizens for another two years – until March 4, 2027 .

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