Clare Senator Says Granting Ukraine President Party Temporary EP Grouping Sets Pathway For EU Membership

A Clare Government Senator believes the Ukrainian President’s party being granted temporary membership of a European Parliament grouping ‘sets a pathway’ for their membership of the EU.

Vlodomir Zelenskyy’s ‘Servant of the People Party’ has been granted temporary membership of Fianna Fáil’s ALDE group, whose co-President is Mountshannon Senator Timmy Dooley.

It’s expected a formal membership process for Ukraine for the EU as a whole could take a number of years, though may be fast tracked due to the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Senator Dooley says it won’t happen overnight.