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The European Union may not open all negotiating clusters for Ukraine in July 2026, as sought by the Ukrainian authorities, due to a lack of time for the necessary negotiations and approvals.

Source: European Pravda, citing four unnamed EU diplomats

Details: The sources noted that opening negotiating clusters is a merit-based process that must follow all necessary procedures, including detailed discussions of the accession conditions for each new member state with EU member states.

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