Stefan Fuele, the European Union’s enlargement commissioner, warned Ukraine’s leadership on Tuesday that closer integration with Brussels hangs on adherence to core EU principles of democracy and media freedoms. Wrapping up a two-day visit to Kiev that included meetings with Viktor Yanukovich the president, journalists and human rights activists, Mr Fuele said Brussels shares concerns expressed by the US that Ukraine’s political opposition was being persecuted while media freedoms were being curtailed. Read the story here.
Financial Times: EU warns Ukraine over democratic ‘values’
Stefan Fule warned Ukraine's leadership on Tuesday that closer integration with Brussels hangs on adherence to core EU principles of democracy and media freedoms.
