The European Union says Ukraine must speed up rule-of-law reforms to meet accession goals.
The European Union is championing Ukraine's future membership more strongly than ever, but its annual report on Nov. 4 on the state of Kyiv's integration process makes clear that the country must take the rule of law seriously.
In this year's annual reports on the progress of EU candidate countries towards membership, Ukraine was labeled by the European Commission as a "leader", along with Moldova, Montenegro and Albania, leapfrogging veteran candidates such as Serbia.
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