Published on
26/05/2026 - 13:48 GMT+2
In a renewed effort to speed up its EU accession process, Kyiv is calling on Brussels to open all of Ukraine’s negotiation clusters in June, ahead of the previously indicated July timeline.
“We believe that all six clusters can be open already in June,” Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka told Euronews in an exclusive interview. “Our timeline is that we are already behind the deadline.”
Kachka's remarks come after European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said the first negotiation cluster could be opened in June during Cyprus’ rotating EU presidency, with the remaining five to follow by July once Ireland takes over the role.
