The issue of the Volhynia massacre may be included in the assessment of Ukraine’s progress toward joining the European Union, according to a notice on the European Parliament’s website.
An amendment to a report on Ukraine’s European integration has been submitted to the European Parliament. It proposes explicitly linking the issue of Volhynia to the negotiation process over Kyiv’s EU membership.
“Ukraine’s EU accession process should be accompanied by full recognition and proper commemoration of the victims of the Volhynia tragedy, as well as active Polish-Ukrainian historical dialogue and exhumation work,” the amendment says.
The initiative comes from the European People’s Party, the largest group in the European Parliament. It includes Poland’s ruling Civic Platform, led by Donald Tusk; European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen represents the same political family.
If adopted, the amendment would for the first time formally make the historical dispute between Kyiv and Warsaw part of the assessment of Ukraine’s EU accession talks.
Polish President Nawrocki previously said he would link support for Ukraine’s EU membership to Kyiv’s renunciation of the glorification of the OUN-UPA and its figures.
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