BRUSSELS - EU ministers on Tuesday backed granting war-torn Ukraine"candidate status" to join the bloc, ahead of a summit expected to formally green-light the move later this week, France's Europe minister said.put Ukraine on the years-long path towards EU membershipFrench minister Clement Beaune, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, said after a meeting with his counterparts that there had been a"total consensus" on taking the"historic" step.
"There is not a single country which makes problems with the proposal," said Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn.The EU is set to impose conditions on Ukraine and Moldova over judicial reforms and tackling corruption, among other issues, before they could move on to formal entry negotiations.
Momentum has picked up for the EU to open the door to Ukraine after the leaders of heavyweights France, Germany and Italy threw their heft behind the move on a visit to Kyiv last week.
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