Exactly one year ago, on the fifth day of a full-scale war, Ukraine signed an application for membership in the European Union on the initiative of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During a Government session on February 28, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced the specific results that have been achieved to date.

"Ukraine has become an EU candidate state. We have fulfilled two-thirds of the Association Agreement. We have received 5 visa-free regimes with the European Union: in the energy, transport, economy, customs, and digital sectors. The European Union provides our country with unprecedented political, military, financial, and humanitarian support and has already applied ten sanctions packages against russia," stated Denys Shmyhal.

The Prime Minister emphasized that Ukraine was determined to initiate membership negotiations this year and to prepare for accession to the European Union in two years.

"It is now important to make an accurate assessment of our efforts, to see our weak points and understand where we need to improve. To do this, we are adopting a resolution on internal check (or self-audit) of Ukrainian legislation for its compliance with European standards," the Prime Minister said.

By June 30, 2023, the ministries and central executive bodies must carry out the relevant work and by August 30, submit a report to the Cabinet of Ministers. According to the Prime Minister, the summary report must contain specific proposals on how to harmonize sectoral legislation in line with EU law. The process will be coordinated by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna.