The comments come after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed creating an interim "associate" form of EU membership for Ukraine and other candidate countries while they wait for full accession to the bloc.

Friedrich Merz is pushing for Ukraine to be inside inside the EU without 'further delays'

Bundeskanzler Merz fordert neuen EU-Status für Ukraine zur stärkeren Einbindung trotz Krieg und Wirtschaftskrise.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed granting Ukraine “associate member” status in the European Union without voting rights while it pursues full membership, according to…

BRUSSELS: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed making Ukraine an “associate member” of the EU without voting rights, while Kyiv goes through the lengthy process of…

Selon le chancelier allemand, ce statut permettrait à l’Ukraine de participer à certaines réunions du Conseil européen, de disposer d’un com

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed giving Ukraine interim EU membership without voting rights. He stressed that he still wanted Ukraine to eventually become a "full…

Germany is proposing an interim EU integration plan for Ukraine.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed accelerating Ukraine's path toward the European Union by introducing an "associate membership" status before full accession. —…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed granting Ukraine a special form of “associate membership” in the European Union that would allow Kyiv to participate in key EU…

"The enlargement process takes much too long" and "understandably, this creates frustration," said the German chancellor.

The "associate membership" envisioned by Friedrich Merz would allow Ukraine to request assistance from other EU countries against a Russian attack. This, Merz says, would create a…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed making Ukraine an "associate member" of the EU without voting rights, while Kyiv goes through the lengthy process of joining fully, a…

The German Chancellor expressed doubt that Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations would be concluded any time soon

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed making Ukraine an "associate member" of the EU without voting rights, while Kiev goes through the lengthy process of joining fully, a…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed granting Ukraine 'associate member' status in the EU without voting rights while Kyiv pursues full...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants the EU to consider offering “associate membership” to Ukraine

The European Commission has confirmed that it has received a letter from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz regarding a possible new status for Ukraine ahead of full EU membership,…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed EU “associate membership” for Ukraine, allowing non-voting participation in EU institutions and meetings, to support stalled peace talks…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed that the heads of the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Council create a special task force as soon as…

German chancellor suggests allowing Ukrainian officials to attend EU summits but not vote