Former Polish President: “EU Needs Ukraine”

Politics ♦ Published: April 22, 2013; 14:21 ♦ (Vindobona)

In an interview with Polish news magazine Wprost, former Polish president Aleksandar Kwasniewski explains that in the future, the EU will need Ukraine.

Former Polish President: “EU Needs Ukraine” / Picture: © Vindobona.org

“In 10 years or so the EU will have to initiate Ukraine’s entry into the Union because it will require access to its market and labor force.” Kwasiniewski thinks that in 10 years at the latest, the EU will have to ask both Ukraine and Turkey to join the union. He sees a very high potential Europe in the two countries. “Europe needs Ukraine, with its demographic and market…

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