KYIV, Feb 6 – The European Union supports the goals of the land reform in Ukraine, however it should bring benefits first of all to small farms, Head of EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas has said.
He said at the Assembly of the Ukrainian Side of the EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform held in Kyiv on Thursday that as for land reform, according to calculations of the World Bank, its introduction could add from 1 to 1.5% to Ukraine's GDP. He said that the EU backs these goals of opening markets, but there are dozens of details, dozens of things which should be implemented properly.
Maasikas also said that the implementation of the land reform should bring benefits first of all to small farms.
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