The unstable political and legislative climate in Ukraine has meant EU funds designed to help the country reform have had a limited impact and results are “fragile,” according to a European Court of Auditors report published Wednesday.
In the report, which examined public finance management and anti-corruption measures between 2007 and 2015, the auditors noted that while cooperation between the EU and Ukraine progressed after the 2014 Euromaidan demonstrations, the reform process has been hampered by a lack of follow-through.
“At the time of our audit, there was a strong political commitment to public administration reform,” according to Szabolcs Fazakas, one of …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
