Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk claims that Ukraine's government has been conducting reforms that are similar to those carried out by Poland.

"The best example of European integration for Ukraine is a neighboring and brotherly Poland: It took Poland 14 years to conduct uneasy reforms. We've been conducting the same reforms in the past 22 months. After such reforms Poland has not only become a European Union member but it is one of the EU's strongest, developed economies. This is our way to go. And we'll follow it," he said during the weekly TV program titled "10 Minutes with the Prime Minister" broadcast by Channel 5 on Sunday.

In his words, there is much work ahead "for Ukraine to become an EU member."

But it was last year when the European Commission "clearly indicated that Ukraine had complied with all the criteria required for the introduction of a visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union."

"We're looking forward to the final decision by the EU on visa-free travels for Ukrainian citizens, as we're participants in one, large European space. We share similar values. We share similar principles. We respect human rights and freedoms. We're guided solely by the principle of the supremacy of law," he added.

Yatseniuk said that Ukraine had joined a number of programs with the EU, including for Ukrainian scientists, cultural programs and those of access to European resources.