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Rada chairman expects Ukraine to receive EU candidate status on June 24.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk has expressed hope that under the French presidency of the Council of the European Union, Ukraine will receive the status of an EU candidate country on June 24.
"Ukraine writes the text of history with the blood of its best sons and daughters and is waiting for the registration of Europe with the word "candidate" in ink. I spoke about this with President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher. I hope that on June 24, under the presidency of France, this great historic decision will be made. I extend my hand friendship with a request to lend a helping hand," Stefanchuk wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.
According to the chairman of the Ukrainian parliament, Gérard Larcher assured that Ukraine can count on the support of France in its European integration aspirations.
He also said that the President of the French Senate accepted the invitation to visit Ukraine and promised to do so as soon as possible.
"When I go to Kyiv, it will be to be useful to Ukraine," Stefanchuk quoted Larcher as saying.
As reported, Stefanchuk was on a visit to France.
Tags: #eu #candidate
Procedure for importing humanitarian aid for the needs of municipalities and its use should be simplified - Mayor of Trostyanets.
The procedure for importing humanitarian aid for the needs of municipalities should be simplified, communal enterprises should have the right to use it in their statutory activities.
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Procedure for importing humanitarian aid for the needs of municipalities and its use should be simplified - Mayor of Trostyanets.
The procedure for importing humanitarian aid for the needs of municipalities should be simplified, communal enterprises should have the right to use it in their statutory activities.
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Zelenskyy holds meeting in Dnipro
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived with a working visit to Dnipro where he held a meeting on the security situation and protection of the critical infrastructure.
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Ukraine's Ambassador to USA: We hope amendments that reduce or eliminate aid to Ukraine to be rejected.
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova has explained the essence of the amendments to the Ukraine aid bill, which will be considered in the House of Representatives on Saturday, April 20, and expressed the hope that amendments...
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Banking network, after growing in Q4 2023, narrows again in Q1 2024 – NBU.
The network of structural divisions of Ukrainian banks, which for the first time since the beginning of the war grew by 40 divisions in the fourth quarter of 2023, lost 30 points in the first quarter of 2024, shrinking to 5,108 divisions.
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Post office scandal: Claims of more wrongful convictions after review into IT system.
Today marked a potential breakthrough after the Post Office Minister Kevin Hollinrake agreed to have an independent IT expert review the Capture evidence. However, the victims of the system 'Capture' remain largely in the shadows, still waiting fo...
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Democratic congressman 'confident' House will pass more Ukraine aid.
Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his confidence in passing Ukraine aid through Congress as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) unveils a set of foreign aid bills. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a collection of ...
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VOA Newscasts - April 17, 2024
Give us 5 minutes, and we'll give you the world. Around the clock, Voice of America keeps you in touch with the latest news. We bring you reports from our correspondents and interviews with newsmakers from across the world.
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Lords delay Rwanda bill to next week in blow to Rishi Sunak's agenda.
The House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground deporting illegal migrants to the country. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more vide...
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How to find a balance between welcoming visitors and respecting residents? - DW News.
Places in Europe have started to make efforts to regulate tourism. Venice has already banned giant cruise-ships from docking and unloading thousands of day-trippers in its historic centre. Spain's Canary Island has been planning to tighten rules o...
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Arizona Supreme Court 1864 ruling 'supercharges' effort to enshrine abortion rights in November.
NBC News Campaign Embed Alex Tabet joins Meet the Press NOW to report on a signature campaign to get abortion enshrined in the Arizona state constitution in wake of the state Supreme Court’s ruling. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a c...
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