Swedish politician: The question is not about what Europe can bring to Ukraine, but what Ukraine can bring to Europe

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 "The question of Ukrainian membership to EU is not about what Europe can give to Ukraine, but what Ukraine can give to Europe", said Anders Bengtsson, the Swedish parliamentarian while addressing the third Europe-Ukraine forum participants in Kiev on February, 26, reports a REGNUM correspondent.

“Sweden is in favor of EU expansion, but we still see many problems in the Ukraine, which do not promote Ukrainian membership to the organization. Of course, there are great amount of newspapers and free press, but there is still a lack of democracy. Ukraine faces huge social gap, which is increasing. There is enormous problem with corruption. Besides, there is a large gap between the living standard in Kiev and countryside”,- said he.

The Swedish politician underlined that “it is important not the fact, that political elite wants to be in EU, but also the rest population of Ukraine have to understand it. EU will join not the political elite, but the whole country, that is why the people of Ukraine should realize to the full extend what to expect while being in the EU”.