Presidential decree #744/2023 of November 8, 2023
Decision-maker: the President
Status: in effect since November 8, 2023
Who is affected: the Cabinet
Summary:
the President ordered the Cabinet to:
- to complete the implementation of the European Commission’s recommendations provided in the report on EU expansion
- to initiate the launch of consultations with the European Commission on the organization of the negotiation process for Ukraine’s accession to the EU
- to coordinate the work of government bodies for the execution of tasks necessary for accession
- to prepare and submit to the Verkhovna Rada a bill on the approval of the new National program of adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to EU legislation
What is right:
- the execution of the decree will facilitate Ukraine’s preparation for joining the EU
- the decree complies with the Constitution since the President is the guarantor of the implementation of the strategic course of the state towards gaining full membership of Ukraine in the European Union.
Background information:
On November 8, 2023, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, while presenting the report on EU expansion, recommended the European Council to start the negotiations with Ukraine.