The European Union could open the next accession negotiations cluster for Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday, July 14, diplomatic sources confirmed to Kyiv Post following a report by European Pravda.According to the sources, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union, known as Coreper, agreed on Wednesday, July 8, to send letters to Ukraine and Moldova requesting their negotiating positions on Cluster 6, “External Relations.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The move is intended to allow the EU to approve its common negotiating position later this week and formally open the cluster during intergovernmental conferences on July 14.EU prepares to open Cluster 6The intergovernmental conferences are expected to take place in Brussels on the sidelines of the EU General Affairs Council.The next step will be the approval of the EU’s common negotiating positions for Ukraine and Moldova. Diplomatic sources said EU member states are aiming to complete that step on Friday, July 10.If approved, Cluster 6 would become the second accession negotiations cluster opened for Ukraine since the EU formally opened the first cluster, “Fundamentals,” on June 15.The Fundamentals cluster covers areas including the rule of law, democratic institutions, public administration reform, economic criteria and fundamental rights. It is the first cluster to open and the last to close in the EU accession process.