BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday stated she was satisfied that Ukraine and Moldova will transfer as swiftly as potential to implement obligatory reforms.
“There could be no higher signal of hope for the residents of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in these troubled occasions,” she instructed reporters on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels after each international locations have been granted EU candidate standing, including that they nonetheless needed to do homework.
“I’m deeply satisfied that our resolution that we’ve got taken right now strengthens us all. It strengthens Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia within the face of Russian aggression,” she stated.
“And it strengthens the European Union as a result of it exhibits as soon as once more to the world that the European Union is united and powerful within the face of exterior threats.”
(Reporting by Sabine Siebold, Bart Meijer and John Chalmers)
