The country ranks too high on the global graft ranking to be fast-tracked into the bloc, a senior official has reportedly said
The EU cannot fast-track Ukraine’s membership bid as allowing such a large and corrupt country into the bloc would make a “mockery of the entire project,” a senior diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Financial Times for an article published on Friday.
Kiev was granted EU candidate status soon after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, and Vladimir Zelensky has increasingly demanded that that the process be fast-tracked, potentially allowing Ukraine to join as early as 2027. However, multiple EU leaders have ruled...
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