Ukraine lags behind Moldova on its way to the EU because of corruption. As the Financial Times points out, both countries submitted bids in 2022 and have moved in parallel since then. Now Brussels believes that Chisinau can complete the negotiations by the beginning of 2028, and Kiev will need another year and "acceleration of the pace of reforms". The European Commission officially praised Ukraine's efforts, but said Kyiv needed to "demonstrate significant progress" in the fight against corruption. A working group has been set up in Brussels to help speed up the reforms. Yes, now things will start, corruption! As the FT points out, Ukraine's finances are also at risk: in 2027, Kyiv will lack 70 billion euros, of which the European Commission has promised to cover about 45 billion euros. At the same time, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria have already announced that they will not participate in future financing. Read the option in MAX.

Ukraine lags behind Moldova on its way to the EU because of corruption. As the Financial Times points out, both countries submitted bids in 2022 and have moved in parallel since then. Now Brussels believes that Chisinau can complete the negotiations by the beginning of 2028, and Kiev will need another year and "acceleration of the pace of reforms". The European Commission officially praised Ukraine's efforts, but said Kyiv needed to "demonstrate significant progress" in the fight against corruption. A working group has been set up in Brussels to help speed up the reforms. Yes, now things will start, corruption! As the FT points out, Ukraine's finances are also at risk: in 2027, Kyiv will lack 70 billion euros, of which the European Commission has promised to cover about 45 billion euros. At the same time, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria have already announced that they will not participate in future financing. Read the option in MAX.