For Ukraine to integrate into the European Union, society must implement controversial reforms. This was stated by the former president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, in an interview with the newspaper. Finance Times.
According to Barroso, Ukraine’s accession will lead to a radical change in the institutional balance, which will lead to disagreements among EU members.
He said that increasing the number of members would inevitably lead to problems in the decision-making processes on foreign policy and budget issues that require unanimity.
According to the former president of the European Commission, the European Union should focus on completing the banking union, creating a capital markets union and making progress on geopolitical issues rather than resorting to radical measures.
Formerly Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna reportedHe said that his country would be ready to join the EU in the 2024-2025 period, and that the country’s participation in NATO could occur earlier.
Formerly political scientist appreciated The possibility of terminating diplomatic relations between Russia and the EU.