Some diplomatic sources have expressed scepticism that Ukraine, which would become the poorest EU member state and the largest recipient of European funds, will ever attain membership.
Language noting Ukraine’s “considerable progress” towards EU membership has been changed to “considerable efforts”, after complaints from Germany, the Netherlands and others that the EU had made no official assessment to justify such rosy comments.
Some diplomatic sources have expressed scepticism that Ukraine, which would become the poorest EU member state and the largest recipient of European funds, will ever attain membership.
Language noting Ukraine’s “considerable progress” towards EU membership has been changed to “considerable efforts”, after complaints from Germany, the Netherlands and others that the EU had made no official assessment to justify such rosy comments.