‼ Corruption slows down Ukraine's accession to the European Union. FT Ukraine has begun to fall behind Moldova on its way to EU membership due to insufficient efforts to fight corruption, the Financial Times reports, citing the European Commission. Although both countries submitted requests as early as 2022 and have been progressing at the same pace for a long time, Brussels now foresees different deadlines for the completion of negotiations. Moldova may complete the negotiations by the beginning of 2028, while Ukraine will complete it only in 2029, when Kyiv will have to significantly speed up reforms. Caravans: |.