Ukraine continues integrating into EU internal market, advancing sectoral integration - FM

MOSCOW. July 19 (Interfax) - Ukraine, as a European Union candidate country, is committed to proceeding along its path towards EU membership and has already taken the first such steps, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an address to the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

"We will further bring our legislation closer to the EU legislation at an accelerated pace and in accordance with the list of priority European Union bills for 2022," the Ukrainian media quoted Kuleba as saying.

"We proceed with implementing crucial reforms, in particular to strengthen the rule of law and anti-corruption institutions. We keep working on integrating into the EU internal market and advancing sectoral integration," he said.

Among Ukraine's priorities, Kuleba listed removing all customs, industrial and transport barriers, integrating into the EU's energy, digital, roaming, and payment sectors, and implementing the Green Deal.

"We have our homework and we are determined to do it properly. We count on the same approach by our partners," he said.