In March, the topic of Ukraine's accession to the EU did not frequently receive the attention of Ukrainian journalists. This can be attributed to the fact that the technical stage of negotiations is less captivating for the media. Most often, they wrote about the presentation of the negotiating framework for Ukraine's accession to the EU…
In February, Ukrainian journalists covered the topic of Ukraine’s accession to the EU relatively infrequently, mostly writing about the financial assistance provided to Ukraine under the Ukrainian Facility program and monitored news and statements regarding the next technical stages of the accession negotiations.
Media coverage of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union
The media actively…
In December, the most anticipated topics for journalists were related to the opening of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU. Those included the European Council's decision to initiate the accession talks but also its assessments, preliminary insights, and the Verkhovna Rada's vote on draft laws previously recommended by the European Commission to pave the…
The major news concerning EU accession in November was the European Commission's report on Ukraine within the enlargement package framework. Kyiv received a recommendation to commence the negotiation process on the accession to the EU. As anticipated, the attention of journalists was primarily focused on this topic.
Media about the accession of Ukraine to the…
In October, the media's interest in topics related to Ukraine's accession to the European Union continued to decline. This trend is associated with the deceleration of EU-related reforms as Ukraine awaited the assessment of its implementation of the European Commission's seven recommendations. News and insights on the European Commission's upcoming assessment and further EU accession…
On October 17, 2023, the European Parliament approved the Ukraine Facility Program (hereinafter referred to as the Program), under which Ukraine can receive up to 50 billion euros from the EU over the next 4 years. This is an interim decision and there will be several procedural steps, in particular, the Program must be supported by a…
In August, not a lot of informational events were associated with Ukraine's European integration. Concurrently, the legislative activities of the Verkhovna Rada pertaining to draft laws concerning Ukraine's alignment with the EU acquis were notably active.
Media about the accession of Ukraine to the European Union
At the beginning of the month, the Ukrainian media…
Compared to the eventful May and June, July marked a noticeable decrease of interest to the subject of Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The number of mentions of this topic fell by 28% among the leading online media and by 34% in social networks. The NATO summit in Vilnius on 11-12 July was mentioned the…
Media attention to the subject of Ukraine's European integration continued to increase in June. The number of mentions of related issues increased by 67% in the media and by 39% in social networks compared to May when an increase was also recorded. The growing media attention to the accession of Ukraine to the EU was…
In May, media attention to the subject of the accession of Ukraine to the European Union increased significantly. Compared to April, the number of mentions of related issues increased by 53% in leading online media and by 70% in social networks. This was connected both with the celebration of Europe Day on May 9, and…