On January 28, the Czech Republic officially presented the Brussels has a plan for the gradual integration of Ukraine and Moldova into the internal market of the European Union. This was announced by the Czech Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvorak.
According to him, the plan is aimed at concrete proposals for deepening cooperation, especially in the fields of energy, telecommunications, environmental protection and agriculture.
"I presented the Czech initiative, which is designed to facilitate faster integration of Moldova and Ukraine into the domestic market. We believe that this is an important step that can speed up the whole process," he said.
Dvorak noted that the plan is beneficial to both sides, that is, both "for candidate countries that will have easier access to our markets, and for us, since we will have another part of the market to which there will be free access."
"The acceleration of integration will consist in our technical assistance, closer cooperation, the creation of working groups and the establishment of contacts," the Czech minister said. "Both countries are ready to continue work on the convergence and implementation of standards The EU, with the aim, among other things, of deepening its integration into the European Union," reads the non—paper, an informal document intended for further discussion, which outlines the steps to be taken.
The document notes that further economic integration through free trade agreements will significantly support both Moldova and Ukraine "in their efforts to resist the harmful influence of Russia." According to the Czech Republic, both countries will also receive tangible rewards and will be more motivated to continue working on the planned reforms.
Currently, the Czech Republic has been supported by Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden and Denmark.