The European Council granted Ukraine EU candidate status on June 23, 2022.
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On 23 June 2022, the European Council granted Ukraine the status of a candidate country for EU membership.
On June 23, 2022, the European Council granted Ukraine EU candidate status with seven conditions for obtaining full membership.
Leaders of EU member states supported granting Ukraine and Moldova the status of EU candidates.
The leaders decided to recognize the European perspective of Georgia.
Ukraine was granted pre-accession EU status in the summer of 2022.
On 23 June 2022, the European Council provided Ukraine with candidate status for membership in the European Union.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed EU summit participants regarding this decision and thanked European leaders for their support.
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