US EditionUkraine Completes Legislation Screening with EU in Key Step Toward Accession
Ukraine completed the EU legislative screening ahead of schedule despite war, but Hungary continues to block the start of accession negotiations on fundamental reforms, EU officials say.
- On September 30, 2025, Ukraine completed a bilateral screening with the European Commission, and EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos praised the achievement as completed `at record speed`.
- The bilateral screening, launched in July 2024, examined each policy field across the six negotiation clusters to assess Ukraine's compliance with the EU acquis.
- The Commission and Kyiv jointly examined each policy field, conducting a whole-of-society review as Ukraine set out clear plans to align with EU rules amid Russia's war.
- The European Commission will present the screening results to Member States, but opening Cluster 1 remains blocked by Hungary, causing a political deadlock in accession talks.
- Facing the deadlock, EU leadership and European Council President Antonio Costa consider changing voting rules, while Denmark works on mechanisms to advance Ukraine's negotiations despite Hungary's veto.
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Ukraine is taking an important step towards the European Union, EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said, commenting on the completion of the screening process of Ukrainian legislation for compliance with the European one.
The European Commission has completed the screening process of Ukrainian legislation.
The screening process between Ukraine and the European Commission has become one of the fastest with EU candidate countries
Ukraine completes screening as part of EU accession talks: government calls it a "historic step" Ukraine has successfully completed the final stage of screening its legislation for compliance with European Union norms. The process lasted 15 months and was one of the fastest among all candidate countries.
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