Ukraine needs to align legal framework with EU, says new Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna

In a conversation with Euronews, Ukraine's new Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna says Kyiv must align its legal framework with the EU.

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00:00In addition to being responsible for Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO,

00:04Oleh Stefanychna has become the country's Justice Minister.

00:08Speaking to Euronews, she explains how the roles combine in the pursuit of Ukraine's EU

00:13membership aspirations, saying the process is not only about communication with the EU,

00:18but largely a domestic reform-related process.

00:21It of course will be expanded with the new huge challenge related to legal

00:26approximation and alignment of Ukrainian legal framework with the U.N.

00:31And this is a work which will be massively coordinated by Ministry of Justice.

00:35Basically, accession process and bringing ourselves back to European family is about

00:40the values and the rule of law and the fundamental areas.

00:44And here Ministry of Justice will be the major head of the oversight of all this reform agenda.

00:50Nobody is tired in Ukraine.

00:53We can adjust along the way.

00:56We will remain in every function we need to keep the country running,

01:02to make the country functional and operational.

01:05If it will require another reshuffle, it will be made.

01:09Stefanychna is well known in Brussels as she has been a key negotiator in Ukraine's efforts

01:14to join the EU.

01:17She said in a speech to lawmakers before her appointment that hundreds and thousands of

01:22legal changes were needed for Ukraine to become a member of the European Union.