The head of the EC: Ukraine is not in the EU in the next 20-25 years – Sight

Ukraine in the next 20-25 years will not become a member of EU and NATO, said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

«Ukraine, no doubt, will not be able to join the EU in the next 20-25 years, the same applies to NATO membership “, – transmits his words TASS.

It should be noted that the entry into the EU and NATO is the main declared purpose of the current Ukrainian authorities. However, in Kiev it believed that this will happen faster than said Juncker.

For example, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said in June last year, that Ukraine will have a reasonable right to receive the status of country – candidate for accession to the EU in the coming years. At the same time, he said in September, “it does not matter whether European states are ready to accept Ukraine or not.” “I insist that the European Union can not survive without Ukraine. Democratic Ukraine should be in the European Union. I am quite optimistic to expect that my dream fulfilled “, – assured the Ukrainian President.

With regard to NATO, Poroshenko in the middle of December 2015, during his visit to Europe has signed a “road map” between Ukraine and NATO “on the military-technical cooperation.” “After reaching the Ukraine, all of the necessary criteria for joining the alliance a final decision on this critical issue will be to take the Ukrainian people in a referendum,” – he said.

In November 2015 Poroshenko said that Ukraine will be able to hold a referendum on accession to NATO in 7 years.

Now in limbo, and there is the issue of the abolition of visas between Ukraine and the EU. On Monday, EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn said that for Ukraine visa-free regime with the European Union must perform two additional requirements, although in December the European Commission published a report which spoke of the implementation by Ukraine of all the conditions for visa liberalization plan.

February 26 the media reported that the European Union will send a proposal for the introduction of Ukraine visa-free regime until the referendum on the association of Kiev – the EU in the Netherlands, which is scheduled for April 6.

7 February it was reported that if the citizens of the Netherlands in a referendum oppose the Association of the European Union and Ukraine, and the official Amsterdam may oppose the agreement.

It should be noted that the abolition of visas for citizens of Ukraine and Georgia, at the entrance into the European Union will not affect traveling to work. This was stated by the European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos.