European Council President: EU Must Be Prepared to Admit New Members by 2030

According to a report by the Financial Times, European Council President Charles Michel’s speech draft mentions that the European Union must be prepared to admit new member states by 2030.

The EU has identified Ukraine, Moldova, and Albania as candidate countries and has initiated debates within the EU on how to accommodate up to 8 new member states.

EU leaders are set to have their first dedicated discussion on this issue in early October in Spain. Ukraine is pushing for EU approval to begin the formal accession process by the end of this year.