EU says Ukraine must accelerate reforms on rule of law and other ‘fundamentals’ if it wants membership - Europe live

<p>EU says reforms needed ‘with regards to the fundamentals, in particular rule of law’ to have a chance to ‘provisionally close accession negotiations by the end of 2028’</p><p><strong>We will formally get the EU’s commentary on the enlargement ratings </strong>(<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/nov/04/european-union-eu-latest-news-updates-live?page=with%3Ablock-6909b2ab8f08a5d6af8aa940#block-6909b2ab8f08a5d6af8aa940">9:26</a>)<strong> in just over an hour</strong> – when EU foreign policy chief <strong>Kaja Kallas</strong> and EU enlargment commissioner <strong>Marta Kos</strong> are due to speak to journalists – but we have just had a brief glimpse of what’s coming during Kos’s appearance in the European parliament.</p><p>She said these have been “significant advances on the EU path achieved so far by Montenegro, Albania, Moldova and Ukraine,” stressing that “reforms pay off.”</p><p><em>I can say that these four candidates have matched their ambitions with concrete actions.</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/nov/04/european-union-eu-latest-news-updates-live">Continue reading...</a>