EU-Ukraine: time for a real strategy

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By Gavin van Marle

13/11/2012

For anyone interested in the background to yesterday’s story on Ukraine International Airlines and its attempt to muscle Swissport out of their ground handling joint-venture, this blog charts the gradual breakdown in the relationship between the country and the EU. Its conclusion: “Sometimes, Ukraine can be a difficult country to understand”, will surely ring bells in Zurich.

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