EU Commissioner for Enlargement
The EU Commissioner for Enlargement is the member of the European Commission responsible for the Union's enlargement policy. The portfolio covers the accession process of candidate and potential candidate countries, the coordination of EU pre-accession assistance, and the monitoring of reforms against the Copenhagen criteria. The post is part of the European Commission, seated in Brussels.
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Ukraine's government submits three more draft laws to parliament tied to international financing
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers approved and sent to the Verkhovna Rada three draft laws needed to attract international financing and cover the state budget deficit. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky described the deficit situation as serious and called on lawmakers, regardless of political affiliation, to vote on the package as quickly as possible.