Ukraine not ready for membership, rules EU

The European Union today dashed Ukraine's hopes for any quick membership in the bloc, saying that neither Ukraine nor the EU were ready for it to join.

Fri, 27 Oct, 2006 - 17:56

The European Union today dashed Ukraine's hopes for any quick membership in the bloc, saying that neither Ukraine nor the EU were ready for it to join.

"Ukraine is not ready, and we are not ready," European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.

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