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In response to the Ambassador of Lithuania to the EU, Arnolds Pranckevičius, the beginning of the official negotiations took a while as a result of it was essential to approve the negotiation packages. “There are very detailed paperwork about the complete course of negotiations, what awaits them, what chapters might be opened, what the entire course of might be like. For a few months, there was very intensive work right here within the Council, within the working group, along with the Fee, no doubt, bearing in mind the expectations of Ukraine and Moldova in growing the negotiation packages. After the EP elections, we plan to carry intergovernmental conferences that can formally begin negotiations. At these conferences, the member states will approve the negotiation packages and provides a begin to the negotiation course of. This might be a traditionally essential date,” the diplomat stated on the “I stay in Europe” program of “Žiniai Radio”.
He additionally reminded the historical past of Lithuanian negotiations, at the moment the negotiations lasted about two and a half years, which was a comparatively quick course of.
It is vital for diplomats to start out negotiations whereas Belgium holds the European Council presidency, because the Hungarian presidency may complicate the method. “There’s an ambition to implement it, to decide that requires unanimity by July 1. Hungary’s presidency begins on today,” famous A. Pranckevičius.
Nonetheless, when requested whether or not Budapest is already glad and Ukraine is not going to complicate the prospects of the negotiations in these few weeks, the Lithuanian diplomat couldn’t assure.
“In the meanwhile, I couldn’t assure that every one members assist the primary group of the intergovernmental convention. We hope so. A variety of effort is being made, however a proper choice has not but been made. Till it’s accepted, we can’t say that the nation you talked about agrees with it,” stated the diplomat. Varied sources declare that Hungary is not going to cease the method, however till we hear it from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, doubts will stay.
The ambassador emphasised that even when the beginning of negotiations is accredited, the states could have the chance to dam the method later, however there are additionally growing discussions to desert the precept of unanimity in some improvement points.
“All states have the power to take care of the fitting of veto all through the method. Unanimity in improvement coverage applies from begin to end. The right ones are those that depend 70-80 steps that require unanimity all through the method. It has occurred earlier than and it’s difficult. The choice itself is of existential significance.
We’re speaking about an growth of our personal Union and a state that can enter with full rights and be on the desk in full. Because of this, safeguards are maintained in all places for member states to regulate the method and unanimity is required in all places. In the present day, there’s growing dialogue in Brussels in regards to the need to ease the method and maybe change to a professional majority as a substitute of unanimity at intermediate stops. We’re within the group of nations that assist a extra versatile strategy in improvement coverage”, stated A. Pranckevičius.
Just lately, Germany and Slovenia introduced a place to abolish unanimity within the choice of particular person chapters and to retain unanimity solely within the closure of those points. Lithuania additionally helps such a step.
“As a result of the very opening of, for instance, the chapter on the combat towards corruption, vitality, environmental safety can be within the EU’s very robust curiosity. We are able to solely implement reforms within the candidate state via the method, we are able to solely assure that the requirements will converge via the method of negotiations, and it’s utterly illogical to “shoot ourselves within the foot” on the a part of the EU to dam the beginning of the method. On the finish of the method, member states should retain energy, retain the ultimate phrase, however this could not block the method itself. For instance, with Albania and North Macedonia, we see that politically we’ve got agreed to start out negotiations, however the course of shouldn’t be going down, as a result of within the case of Albania – Greece, and within the case of North Macedonia – Bulgaria is stopping the opening of the first chapters”, emphasised the interviewer.
As soon as the negotiations are formally opened, the packages might be accredited. Then Ukraine must work with the European Fee, which is a serious participant in improvement coverage. The Fee will type negotiating groups that can take care of points in numerous areas: atmosphere, transport, agriculture and different areas.
“The primary activity is to conduct a evaluate of all politicians and see what the X-ray image is like in Ukraine in all areas the place numerous European legislation has already been transferred, the place it must be transferred much more.” Ukraine shouldn’t be ranging from scratch, it has been an affiliate member for 10 years, having signed an affiliation settlement with the EU, and thru this settlement a substantial amount of EU legislation has been transferred to Ukrainian legislation. The nation has already built-in inside market coverage in lots of locations, in order that work is not going to be so troublesome. The Ukrainian administration works very effectively, very motivated, as a result of the Ukrainian society is greater than 100%. motivated to affix the EU and I hope that when the method begins, will probably be quick sufficient”, Ambassador A. Pranckevičius hoped within the “Gyvenu Europa” program of “Žiniai Radio”.
2024-06-01 07:39:11