Ukraine has completed the first stage of assessing the adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to European Union law through self-screening, announced Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olga Stefanishyna.
"As of today, I can state that we have fully completed the first stage of self-screening. That is, all ministries and other government bodies have successfully carried out their work: the analysis of approximately 28,000 EU legal acts in 34 negotiation chapters has been practically conducted. Now we need to focus on developing a clear vision of priorities and a schedule for the implementation of acts," Stefanishyna's statement is quoted by the press service following a coordination meeting with deputy ministers for European integration.
According to her, the next step is to identify a list of acts to be implemented first for each area.
"This will help systematize our work and correctly prioritize. When this list is formed, it will, among other things, form the basis for plans within the Ukraine Facility framework, our legislative work plan," she added.
Furthermore, Stefanishyna emphasized that adhering to the deadlines for conducting the analysis is politically important not only for positive results in the October report of the European Commission on enlargement but also for further steps towards opening negotiations for EU accession.
