The denial of EU prospects to Ukraine reflects the unfounded fears in the Council, on the part of the French in particular, of serious agricultural competition, and, on the part of the Germans, of serious industrial competition, notwithstanding the fact that the common agricultural policy will be obsolete by the time Ukraine is ready to join in 10 to 15 years' time, and that industrial relocation is much more likely for a Ukraine in the WTO but outside the EU than it is for a Ukraine as a Member State of the EU with all the onerous single market requirements.
Le refus d’ouvrir des perspectives communautaires à ce pays reflète les craintes non fondées du Conseil relatives à une importante concurrence agricole, pour ce qui concerne notamment les Français, et à une importante concurrence industrielle, pour ce qui concerne les Allemands.