Generally the government doesn't respond well to criticism acting like a petulant teenager with rebuffles and mumbled denials while shuffling its feet and starring intently at the ground.
"Ukraine has, regrettably, a dismal record on the business climate," Jose said at a meeting for business men and government officials.
"President Yanukovich's pledges, since he was elected, that vertical power was necessary to fight corruption and create an attractive business climate have regrettably produced no results," he lamented.
Ukraine's foreign ministry said it was "surprised" by Jose's comments.
Ukraine ranked 152 out of 183 economies in the World Bank survey Doing Business 2012. It was 149 the previous year and according to the WB has one of the worst tax systems in the world.
It's a bit like saying it was "surprised" that it snowed this winter.