The summit organized on Thursday June 23 in Brussels will be "
a historic moment
" for the European Union with the decision to grant candidate status for accession to Ukraine and Moldova, said the President of the European Council Charles Michel.
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“
This European Council is a historic moment in geopolitical terms.
A choice must be made today which will affect the future of the European Union, our stability, our security, our prosperity
”, he declared on his arrival at the summit.