2024. évi bővítési csomag - Ukrajna, Moldova és Grúzia
Opinion factsheet
Ezen az oldalon:
- Külkapcsolatok, bővítési és szomszédságpolitika
- keleti partnerség
- bővítés
- Ukrajna
Opinion number:
CDR-0262-2025
Status:
Elfogadva
Objective
This CIVEX opinion embodies the CoR political message aiming to
• analyse and assess the European Commission's Enlargement Package 2024 for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia from a local and regional perspective,
• recall the rightful place of Local and Regional Authorities (LRAs) in the EU enlargement process, specifically in the EU accession process of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia,
• reaffirm the CoR's support for EU's enlargement procedure and to recognise its importance in the current geopolitical context
• condemn Russia's illegal war in Ukraine and its undue destabilising interference in Moldova and Georgia,
• express concern about the democratic backsliding in Georgia in 2024,
• demand more EC support for an active engagement of LRAs in the enlargement process,
• reiterate the CoR's support for the Eastern Partnership and its involvement in it (in particular in relation to countries aspiring to further EU integration)
• analyse and assess the European Commission's Enlargement Package 2024 for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia from a local and regional perspective,
• recall the rightful place of Local and Regional Authorities (LRAs) in the EU enlargement process, specifically in the EU accession process of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia,
• reaffirm the CoR's support for EU's enlargement procedure and to recognise its importance in the current geopolitical context
• condemn Russia's illegal war in Ukraine and its undue destabilising interference in Moldova and Georgia,
• express concern about the democratic backsliding in Georgia in 2024,
• demand more EC support for an active engagement of LRAs in the enlargement process,
• reiterate the CoR's support for the Eastern Partnership and its involvement in it (in particular in relation to countries aspiring to further EU integration)
Essential points
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS (CoR)
reaffirms its unequivocal support for the European Union enlargement process and its strong commitment to continue providing support to regions and cities of the enlargement countries based on the shared conviction (...) that EU accession remains a key driver of long-term security, peace, stability and prosperity in Europe
stresses the destructive and destabilising role of the Russian Federation which (...) has been trampling over the most basic norms of the international order, starting with the principle of respect for independent states’ sovereignty and territorial integrity
stresses that despite serious challenges, the Enlargement process gained new momentum (...) and agrees with the European Commission that enlargement should remain a merit-based process
welcomes that accession negotiations were opened with Ukraine and Moldova in June 2024 and regrets that Georgia has moved away from the standards of rule of law and democracy
urges (...) to progress on the Ukrainian and Moldovan requests to establish a Joint Consultative Committee (...)
emphasises the fundamental role of the decentralisation process, including fiscal decentralisation, as a condition for a successful enlargement
recalls that local and regional authorities (LRAs) (...) are responsible for the implementation of up to 70% of EU legislation; therefore stresses the importance of involving them in future negotiations on key chapters as well as in consultations on the alignment of national legislation with the EU acquis
underlines the indispensable functions which LRAs need to play for the effectiveness of the EU’s pre-accession funding on the ground (...)
calls on the European Commission to recognise the potential of LRAs in the enlargement process, make use of them, and strengthen programme and financial support to such projects and programmes at the local and regional level (...)