Council adopts EU-Ukraine association agreement

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Series Details PRES/17/458 (11.07.17)
Publication Date 11/07/2017
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The process to sign, ratify and subsequently implement the full terms of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union had been a long and tortuous one affected by internal conflict within Ukraine, Russian sensitivity and the difficulties by the Netherlands in getting the Agreement ratified by the Dutch parliament.

The political provisions of the Association Agreement had been originally signed on the 21 March 2014, the economic provisions on the 27 June 2014.

By 2017 most of the Association Agreement was already operational. Many political and sectoral parts of the agreement had been provisionally applied since 1 September 2014, while its trade part, the deep and comprehensive free trade area (DCFTA), had been provisionally applied since 1 January 2016.

The conclusion and entry into force of the agreement on the 1 September 2017 aimed to give a new impetus to the cooperation in areas such as foreign and security policy, justice, freedom and security (including migration) taxation, public finance management, science and technology, education and information society.
On 11 July 2017, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to conclude the Association Agreement with Ukraine on behalf of the European Union. This took place on the eve of the EU-Ukraine summit, Kyiv, 12-13 July 2017.

This was the final step of the ratification process through which the EU and Ukraine committed to a close, long-term relationship in all main policy areas. It would allow the full implementation of the agreement as of 1 September 2017.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/07/11-ukraine-association-agreement/
Related Links
RT, 11.07.17: EU finalizes economic association agreement with Ukraine https://www.rt.com/business/395995-ukraine-eu-association-agreement/
Wikipedia: Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93European_Union_Association_Agreement
Deutsche Welle, 11.07.17: EU adopts Association Agreement with Ukraine http://p.dw.com/p/2gKlb
EUObserver, 12.07.17: EU and Ukraine celebrate ties, as war rumbles on https://euobserver.com/foreign/138496
EurActiv, 12.07.17: Ukraine Association Agreement deal sealed ahead of Kyiv summit http://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/eu-finally-seals-ukraine-association-agreement-ahead-of-kyiv-summit/
European Commission: DG Communication: IP/17/3045, 01.09.17: EU-Ukraine Association Agreement fully enters into force http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-3045_en.htm

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