Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON, 18th Jan. According to the Ukrainian presidential press service on Wednesday announced that the screening is a step towards the opening of negotiations on Ukraine’s membership in the EU.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to start screening of Ukrainian legislation for compliance with European Union laws.
Zelensky and von der Leyen, met on the sidelines of the 54th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, also discussed other key priorities of the EU-Ukraine agenda ahead of the actual opening of the accession negotiations.
They paid attention to the issue of unblocking the EU aid package for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros (about $54.4 billion) at an extraordinary session of the European Council on February 1.
EU leaders agreed to open membership talks with Ukraine last month.
According to the Ukrainian government, the country needs to implement 2,739 legal acts on the path towards EU accession.
Zelensky arrived in Switzerland on Monday for a working visit during the WEF.
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