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Europe's leaders are keeping the discussions on enlargement to a minimum. Especially since only 3 months stay until the Euro-Parliamentary elections. any European Union officials told Politico.eu that They like to keep secret work on preparations for the final integration of Ukraine, Moldova and a number of Western Balkan countries, especially in the context of the impact this will have on European farmers.
"Let us be honest: nobody wants to talk about this [extension] before the European elections," said 1 of the officials of the European Union.
Ukraine is preparing to join the EU, but Brussels prefers not to talk about it
Europe's leaders are keeping the discussions on enlargement to a minimum, especially as only 3 months stay until the Euro-Parliamentary elections. any EU officials said... pic.twitter.com/XkNsAjq7np
Destroyed by the war, Ukraine, with nearly 44 million inhabitants, would be the largest area in the block. Given the population, Kiev would have crucial influence in the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
Ukraine, being a associate of the European Union, will have 1 of the lowest GDP. This would be a immense burden for cohesion policy. According to the EU Council's interior note last autumn, the inclusion of Ukraine in the European Union may mean that around EUR 186 billion will flow to this country from EU funds within 7 years.
