I am confident that today we will grant the candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova and express a clear, strong European perspective for Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, European Council President Charles Michel told reporters.

According to him, this is a decisive moment for the EU.

"This is a decisive moment for the EU, the geopolitical choice that we will make today. I am confident that today we will grant the candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova and express a clear, strong European perspective for Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. We have also an important meeting with the leaders of the Western Balkans. Important moment because there is a very strong political will to re-energize the process with the Western Balkans, to send a very strong and clear message," Michel said.

For the record, the EU summit will be held in Brussels today and tomorrow. European leaders will discuss and make a decision on the EU candidate status of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.