Ukraine's progress in implementing reforms outlined in the conditions for admission to the European Union has been impressive, EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius said on Aug. 21, as reported by Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT.

Read also: Ukraine claims ‘significant progress’ in southern counteroffensive

“Today, the progress can be assessed as impressive, because let's not forget that Ukraine's most important priority is, of course, to win, end the war, win back the territories, and at the same time, it is successfully carrying out reforms,” said Sinkevičius.

Sinkevičius added that the reforms already undertaken by Kyiv, concerning the judicial system and media freedom, are "very important, almost fundamental, like the glue that holds the EU together."

ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement

He nevertheless expressed that further progress, particularly in the fight against corruption and curtailing the influence of oligarchs, pose more complex challenges that will take more time to resolve.

Read also: Member of Central Election Commission fled to US before invasion, hasn’t returned since

"The European Commission promises to present a full detailed assessment at the beginning of October, to present updated recommendations to Ukraine and I have no doubt that, seeing as it is now the Government of Ukraine is working, they will try to implement it quite quickly," the commissioner added.

Read also: EU Commission readies €50 billion relief fund for Ukraine

He noted that it's not enough to simply check off a passed law, it needs to be properly implemented.

Read also: Zelenskyy signs decree dismissing all regional draft commissioners, appoints ex-combat officers

"And the European Commission will also assess the implementation of these laws to ensure they are effective," he concludes.

On June 22, EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi stated that Ukraine had fulfilled two out of seven of the European Commission's recommendations for initiating accession talks to the EU, and the rest of the recommendations were still under implementation.

We’re bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. Support us with a one-time donation, or become a Patron!

Read the original article on The New Voice of Ukraine