The European Commission recommends granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for accession to the EU. It is also proposed to grant such a status to Moldova.

This was stated by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

"Ukraine has a very energetic and active civil society - this is good. Ukraine has an electoral system that has proven to be fair and free. Ukraine has an education system that is well developed. We know and admire this country's digital skills and digital infrastructure," she said.

The EC head said Ukraine's economy before the war showed a healthy deficit rate of just 2 percent, while the national debt is below 50 percent.

"This is good for becoming a fully functioning market economy it is important, because, of course, Ukraine should be able to integrate into the EU single market," she added.

Note, as the president of the EC noted the day before, the European Union "is on the verge of a historic decision", to grant Ukraine candidate status.

Then, as she said, the main task is to come to the EU summit in June with a single position that reflects the scale of the historic decision on Ukraine.

It is worth emphasizing that for the first time in history, the EU has given the "green light" for European integration to a country where there is a war and there are temporarily occupied territories.

In addition to the recommendations, Ukraine will now receive requirements that it must fulfill in the future. In particular, they concern the principle of the rule of law, the justice system and the fight against corruption.

Thus, these EC recommendations will be submitted to the leaders of the European Union for a political decision. They must now be approved by the EU leaders at a summit to be held June 23-24 in Brussels.