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Ukraine is one step closer to joining the EU.

The European Commission has backed Ukraine’s bid for a joining EU candidacy, bringing it one step closer to the bloc. Ukraine has done “good work,” but more is needed, according to European  Commission President Ursula  von der Leyen. Ukraine must implement “significant” reforms in the areas of rule of law, oligarchs, human rights, and anti-corruption, she added. The European Commission’s recommendation still needs to be approved by the EU’s 27 member states who will meet next week to discuss it. The leaders of France, Germany, and Italy have already backed Ukraine’s bid, …