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As Moldova speeds past Ukraine on reforms, Brussels set to reveal verdict on Kyiv's EU progress

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Commission is set to publish its hotly anticipated annual reports on how far potential EU members have progressed toward joining the bloc. The so-called Enlargement Package, to be unveiled on Nov. 4, is expected to feature accession roadmaps for the most advanced candidates   — Ukraine included. For Kyiv, the stakes are high. The Commission is poised to give the country its first projected end date for accession talks, after a year in which Ukraine's reform eff

Costa, President Zelensky, and Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Belgium, on Oct. 16, 2026.

About Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which covers 31,974 square kilometers (12,348 square miles) in central-eastern Ukraine. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's population is approximately 3.2 million, and its administrative center is Dnipro, Ukraine's fourth-largest city and major economic hub. Ukrainian forces use the region as a logistics base for operations in the eastern and southern fronts.

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