Negotiations on two more clusters were officially opened at the fourth Ukraine–EU Intergovernmental Conference on October 13: Cluster 2, “Internal Market,” and Cluster 3, “Competitiveness and Inclusive Development.” The latter includes the chapter on “Digital Transformation and Media.”
Clusters are groups of reforms on the path to EU membership. Ukraine said it began aligning its digital sector with the European digital space before negotiations were formally opened.
In its latest assessment, the European Commission gave Ukraine’s digital track “well advanced” status, with a score of 3.5 out of 5. It ranked among the three most successful areas of Ukraine’s EU integration.
Ukraine is the first country outside the EU covered by the bloc’s Roam Like at Home policy. Since January 1, 2026, Ukrainians have been able to use mobile services and the internet in EU countries without extra charges.
Ukraine was the first candidate country to join the EU Trusted List. Ukrainian qualified electronic signatures are automatically verified in all EU member states and have officially had the same legal force as handwritten signatures in Latvia.
Ukraine is the only non-EU country taking part, alongside 19 EU member states, in developing the EU Digital Identity Wallet. The aim is to make digital documents in the Diia app work across Europe without barriers.
Through the Digital Europe programme, Ukrainian technology companies, universities and public institutions can receive direct funding on the same terms as their EU partners. Ukraine says it will continue adopting EU standards so citizens and businesses can benefit from digital rights before the country joins the bloc.
