Interesting that Ukraine is on the list to join the EU...
EU summit on future strategy concludes in Spain's Granada
Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states concluded their one-day informal summit featuring the bloc's future strategy and enlargement here on Friday with the adoption of the Granada declaration.
The Granada summit marked the first time that EU leaders debated future priorities for the Agenda, which is set to be adopted in June 2024.
On enlargement, the declaration said that both the EU and future member states need to be ready.
Currently, eight countries, including several from the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova, have been granted candidate status, but each follows different processes of rapprochement with the EU.
Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, whose country is currently holding the rotating six-month presidency of the EU Council, said a day before the summit that Spain is always open to enlargement, but noted that to include these new members would bring "many challenges internally."