No! I’ll interrupt! – Iryna Gerashchenko released an audio recording of inappropriate behavior by Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Utka.

Iryna Gerashchenko, co-chair of the European Solidarity faction, released an audio transcript of a meeting of the interdepartmental group on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, during which Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka, instead of answering questions, interrupted a member of parliament and became downright rude.

“Recently, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka presented the National Program for Adapting Ukrainian Legislation to EU Law. Not a single European law has been adopted without the EU’s vote. The government has set ambitious goals to fulfill all EU obligations by 2027 and set a date for joining the peace agreement. I asked Kachka how realistic this is and how he would comment on Ukraine’s potential loss of $4 billion from failing to fulfill its obligations under the Ukraine Facility,” Iryna Herashchenko recalled.

“I was shocked by the Deputy Prime Minister’s statement that the European Commission’s reports are advisory, not mandatory, for Ukraine. But despite the EU’s commitment to constructive and substantive dialogue, communication has failed. Superiority, a lack of political culture, and disrespect for the opposition—all these are the consequences of a warm bath, a marathon, and authoritarian tendencies that are unacceptable in a country that is a candidate for EU membership,” the faction co-chair wrote.

Earlier, Iryna Gerashchenko reported that Taras Kachka called the information about Ukraine’s shortfall of $4 billion “a fabrication of Telegram channels”: “It’s surprising that the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration doesn’t know that this isn’t about social media posts, but an official report on Ukraine’s failure to fulfill its obligations .”

“I tried to point out to Mr. Kachka that I’m well-versed in what the Verkhovna Rada is doing and not doing. Specifically, at the last plenary session, due to the absence of ‘servants,’ we didn’t pass the housing policy bill. But it was no use,” the faction co-chair wrote.

“Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze and I tried to find out the government’s position on the ‘Fundamentals’ cluster and how the authorities plan to implement the European Commission’s enlargement report. The Deputy Prime Minister responded that these reports are advisory, not legal. Then something completely un-European ensued – he simply attacked me, shouting that he already knew we wouldn’t like the government’s implementation report,” Gerashchenko wrote.

“The duck must apologize and calmly answer all of our faction’s questions,” emphasizes Irina Gerashchenko.

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