European Union—Parliament Approves Candidate Status For Ukraine, Moldova

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted in favor of granting European Union candidate status to Moldova and Ukraine. Ukraine applied for membership on Feb. 28, four days after Russia launched its unprovoked invasion. The republic of Georgia and Moldova followed on March 3. European lawmakers urged the heads of state or government of the E.U. member states to quickly grant candidate status to Moldova and Ukraine and to Georgia once it delivers on reforms identified by the European...