The European Union (EU) has given a green signal to Ukraine on its membership in what it called “euro-integration.”
Informing this Lithuanian president Gitanas Nauseda said that the decision was arrived at after five hours of heated discussions.
“A historic night at Versailles. After five hours of heated discussions, EU leaders said yes to Ukrainian eurointegration. The process started. Now it is up to us and Ukrainians to accomplish it fast,” tweeted Nausėda, adding that the “heroic nation deserves to know that they are welcome in EU.”
The European Union is a group of 27 countries that functions as one economic unit in the world economy. The EU membership attains huge significance, as it would allow member states to send their troops to Ukraine for common security.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had signed the application for Ukraine’s membership in the European Union on February 28, just days after Russia declared a full-blown war against its neighbour. Following Russia’s invasion, several EU countries sought to give Ukraine a pathway to membership, and Slovakia proposed a special procedure for the war-ridden country’s accession to the EU.
The support for Ukraine’s candidature was unanimous as 637 members voted ‘yes’ as opposed to 13 who voted ‘no’ and 26 who abstained from voting.
