Kyiv, January 24, 2026 – The Europe Today: Ukraine aims to achieve full integration into the European Union’s energy market in 2027, even if the country has not yet formally joined the bloc, a senior government official said.
“In 2027, we will be fully integrated into the EU energy market, even if we are not yet formally a member of the Union,” Taras Kachka, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, was quoted as saying by media reports.
Kachka said Ukraine’s parliament is currently preparing legislation covering the final stage of integration, with a vote on the bill expected next month.
He recalled that in July 2025, Ukrainian lawmakers adopted a draft law as a basis that provides for the coupling of electricity markets between Ukraine and the European Union, simplified conditions for cross-border electricity trade, and access to EU energy reserves, among other measures.
Ukraine took a major step toward deeper integration in 2022, when its electricity grid was synchronized with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), enabling closer technical and market cooperation with European partners.
