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Ukraine's EU Progress: Positive Ratings, Urgent Reforms Needed

11/7/2025

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The 2025 EU Enlargement Report says Ukraine has achieved its best assessment since joining the process.
It gave positive ratings in 13 areas and did not mark any category as "no reforms."
Yet Ukraine remains last among leading candidates, behind Moldova and Montenegro.
The report calls for faster reforms, notably judicial independence and anti-corruption efforts.
The EU notes wartime reforms and sets a 2030 membership timeline contingent on sustained momentum.

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The 2025 EU Enlargement Report says Ukraine has achieved its best assessment since joining the process.
It gave positive ratings in 13 areas and did not mark any category as "no reforms."
Yet Ukraine remains last among leading candidates, behind Moldova and Montenegro.
The report calls for faster reforms, notably judicial independence and anti-corruption efforts.
The EU notes wartime reforms and sets a 2030 membership timeline contingent on sustained momentum.