EU's Juncker says corruption undermining Ukraine's progress


  • World
  • Thursday, 13 Jul 2017

European Council President Donald Tusk, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker attend a joint news conference following the EU-Ukraine summit in Kiev, Ukraine, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said corruption was undermining all efforts to rebuild Ukraine in line with European Union norms, as President Petro Poroshenko vowed on Thursday to pursue ever-closer integration with the bloc.

Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk were in Kiev for a 24-hour summit with Poroshenko following the final ratification of a new trade pact that has angered Russia.

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