The European Commission's decision to grant market economy status to Ukraine could put it on a par with Norway and Switzerland by 2009 in terms of EU market access, a leading think-tank says.
"Tomorrow I look forward to informing president Yushchenko of our intention to grant market economy status to Ukraine", commission president Jose Manuel Barroso stated on Wednesday (30 November), before flying out to an EU summit in Kiev on Thursday.
The move paves the way for Ukrainian Wor...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.