The European Union is not prepared to provide Ukraine with a specific date for EU membership, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaia Kallas said during the Munich Security Conference 2026.
“My sense is that member states are not ready to give a specific date,” Kallas stated, emphasizing that significant work remains before Ukraine can move closer to full accession.
“There is a lot of work to be done, and the priority and urgency is to act and to demonstrate that Ukraine is part of Europe,” she added.
According to a report by Politico, citing sources, the EU is working on a plan that could grant Ukraine partial membership in the bloc as early as next year. Such a move would represent an unprecedented step for the EU, given the established accession process that candidate countries are required to follow before gaining full membership.
Ukraine was granted EU candidate status in 2022, but the path to full accession involves comprehensive reforms and alignment with EU laws and standards.
