Another Step

Ukraine gets market economy status with the EU.

Tomas Fiala, with a Kiev based investment house says:

"The potential for growth is very high - Ukraine just needs access," Fiala said. "It won't happen in a day but this is a very important step."

While a communist lawmaker offered the usual words of wisdom sprinkled with the usual paranoia.

"It's just promise and enticements to involve Ukraine in chaos. Ukraine is not a country with a market economy and will not be able to be competitive."