On Wednesday 17 January, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that the screening process for Ukraine and Moldova had begun.
On Monday 15 January, a senior European diplomat told journalists, including EUROPE, that some Member States had complained about the delays in launching this process (see EUROPE B13328A15).
“In preparation for the accession negotiations, we are starting the screening process and are now putting in place the negotiating...