Ukraine Says It Would Delay EU Benefits to Speed Accession

Ukraine is willing to delay access to some European Union benefits to accelerate its bid to join the bloc, Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka said.

Particularly, Kachka said, Ukraine is willing to put off receiving subsidies from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP, for several years in an attempt to ease concerns over one of the bloc’s largest and most politically sensitive programs.