The EU, jointly with Demark and Lithuania, launch an initiative to support Ukraine’s European integration

On Wednesday, January 22, the European Union, Denmark, and Lithuania signed the “Ukraine2EU – EU Integration Support Programme for Ukraine” to support Ukraine’s EU accession path, informed the EU Delegation to Ukraine, as reported by European Pravda.

Co-funded by the EU, Denmark, and Lithuania, the initiative Ukraine2EU will “support Ukraine’s institutions in managing the EU accession process and implementing the necessary reforms,” the press release states.

The programme will provide targeted support to key Ukrainian authorities, including the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, the Government Office for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and the Verkhovna Rada’s Secretariat and European Integration Committee, as well as Ministry of Justice.

The programme’s activities will focus on strengthening the capacity of Ukraine’s key actors in managing EU accession negotiations, increasing the availability of expertise in the field of EU law and raising awareness and understanding of EU accession among Ukrainian society and stakeholders, the EU delegation specified.

The programme will run from 2025 to 2027 and will be implemented by the Lithuanian Central Programme Management Agency (CPVA).

Ukraine aims to open at least two clusters in its EU accession negotiations in 2025, with the ultimate goal of opening all clusters.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos believes it will be possible to open the first and thirty-first clusters with Ukraine in 2025.