(ANSA-AFP) - KYIV, JUL 1 - The president of the European
Commission Ursula von der Leyen told Ukraine's parliament on
Friday that EU membership was "within reach" but urged them to
press forward with anti-corruption reforms. "You have created an
impressive anti-corruption machine," she told the lawmakers by
video link. "But now these institutions need teeth, and the
right people in senior posts." Von der Leyen's warm address
heaped praise on Ukraine's parliament and President Volodymyr
Zelensky's government for their swift and successful push to
become candidates for EU membership. And she stressed that
Brussels and the EU member states were firmly behind Ukraine in
both its battle with the ongoing Russian invasion and the quest
to be "reunited with our European family". But she also insisted
on the need to build on reforms already introduced since
Ukraine's 2014 revolt against its previous government to battle
corruption and the grip of oligarchs on its economy. (ANSA-AFP).
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