The French Secretary of State, Clément Beaune, explained on Friday 4 March that at their informal meeting in Arles, the EU’s European Affairs Ministers had agreed on a “European aspiration” for Ukraine. This does not mean, however, that an agreement has been reached on Ukraine’s application for EU membership.
According to Mr Beaune, there is a very strong convergence on the fact of rethinking the relationship with Ukraine, “to give a signal of European openness”. He added that...