European Commission recommends that the European Council grant Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status, and says that it will come back to the issue for Georgia once certain conditions are met.

The statement was made by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at a briefing held in Brussels a few minutes ago.

According to von der Leyen, Commission recommends to the European Council that Ukraine be given a European perspective and at the same time candidate status. As she noted, this should be done on the basis that further reforms will be implemented.

As for Moldova, Commission also recommends that Moldova be given a European perspective and candidate status.

Regarding Georgia, von der Leyen said that the country shares the same potential that Ukraine and Moldova have, its application is strong, but for success, the country needs to set a structural reform agenda.

According to President von der Leyen, the Commission recommends giving a European perspective to Georgia, and will return to the issue of candidate status after the conditions are met.