EU and Ukrainian flags on the European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium. Archival photoMOSCOW, 23 Jun. Readers of the French newspaper Le Figaro were furious, discussing the possible membership of Ukraine in the European Union. The publication published material on the eve of the decision of the EU summit to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for membership in the organization. The article notes that compared to the Versailles summit last year, the number of supporters of Kyiv's admission has increased: even EU «president» Charles Michel speaks in favor of Ukraine. However, Le Figaro pointed out a number of difficulties in the event of Ukraine's accession to the EU: the need to change voting mechanisms, and also systems of distribution of taxes and budgetary payments. In addition, the author warned of growing tensions with Russia. Readers of the publication expressed their extreme dissatisfaction with the idea of Kyiv joining the EU and pointed out the difficulties that await the Europeans. .jpg» />The Belgian prime minister called the status of an EU candidate for Ukraine symbolic «Our farmers and workers (of those who have not yet been fired) will be happy. Their labor euros will be used to raise Ukraine to the appropriate level,» Clara32106 wrote. Jacques Lesagiste said that the Europeans will pay dearly for accepting a devastated Ukraine into the union. «Our taxpayers will have to pay for the restoration of the destroyed infrastructure,» the user explained. RGB95 urged not to rush into expansion in order to avoid the «death of the EU.» how you can paralyze even a once healthy body. Reminds me of Lafontaine's fable about a frog that tried to inflate itself to the size of an ox,» he commented. />The Prime Minister of Albania compared European integration with the play «Waiting for Godot» Anne-Louise compared the admission of Ukraine to the union with Turkey's entry into NATO. site.AKIA called for Ukraine to be given a neutral status, but not to be accepted into the EU. The user pointed to the serious problems of Kyiv, the main ones being poverty and corruption. «Taking Ukraine into the EU? It's like putting a wolf in a sheepfold,» she wrote. account and open unlimited credit to its inhabitants. Behind all this, however, is the German mania for expanding,» he added. advised Kyiv not to have illusions because of the status of a candidateMaria Gentile said that Ukraine, by all criteria, fits into the category of countries that cannot be admitted to the EU. .The heads of states and governments of the European Union at the summit in Brussels on Thursday approved the granting of Ukraine and Moldova the status of candidates for joining the union. The summit also announced its readiness to grant Georgia the status of a candidate for EU accession after it meets a number of conditions. /06/d3d954cafb6f443ff3991b13cad740ad.jpg» />Europe makes another attempt to push its borders to the east
