EU gives up hope on Ukraine deal at Vilnius summit

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Series Details 13.11.13
Publication Date 13/11/2013
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EUObserver and other news sources reported in November 2013 that EU diplomats had given up hope Ukraine would sign an association and free trade treaty at the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius later in the month.

As EurActiv reported on the 13 November 2013, the Ukrainian Parliament had yet to pass a bill on the release of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for treatment abroad.

On the 19 November 2013, EUObserver wroted that the fate of EU-Ukraine relations, and the EU's broader efforts to reform post-Soviet countries on its eastern borders, was likely to be decided at the "last minute" before a summit at the end of November 2013.

On 18-20 November 2013, Commissioner Füle met with President Yanukovych to discuss preparations of the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, including the signature of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

BBC News and other news agencies reported on the 21 November 2013 that Ukrainian MPs had rejected a bill that would have allowed the release of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, dealing a blow to Kiev's hopes of a trade deal with the EU.

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ESO: Background information: Ukraine: Edging towards the EU? http://www.europeansources.info/record/ukraine-edging-towards-the-eu/
Den, 14.11.13: All or nothing (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4318511-all-or-nothing
EurActiv, 13.11.13: Ukrainian parliament pours cold water over the country’s EU prospects http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/ukrainian-parliament-pours-cold-news-531661
EurActiv, 18.11.13: Pundits: Yanukovich holds the key of Ukraine’s geopolitical choice http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-ukraine-way-reform/pundits-yanukovich-holds-key-ukr-news-531735
Deutsche Welle, 15.11.13: EU-Ukraine association agreement looks unlikely http://dw.de/p/1AINr
EUObserver, 19.11.13: EU-Ukraine deal to be decided at the 'last minute' http://euobserver.com/foreign/122153
ESO: Background information: Third Eastern Partnership Summit, Vilnius, 28-29 November 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/third-eastern-partnership-summit-vilnius-28-29-november-2013/
Deutsche Welle, 19.11.13: No sign yet of Ukraine-EU agreement http://dw.de/p/1AKVz
Blog: ECFR, 18.11.13: The EU’s failures and successes on Ukraine http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/the_eus_failures_and_successes_on_ukraine
European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/1019: Statement by Commissioner Füle after his visit to Kiev http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1019_en.pdf
BBC News, 21.11.13: Ukraine's parliament rejects crucial Tymoshenko bill http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25032275
ESO: Background information: Ukraine on the way to reform (Special reports) http://www.europeansources.info/record/ukraine-on-the-way-to-reform-special-reports/
Deutsche Welle, 21.11.13: Ukraine's parliament votes down Tymoshenko release http://dw.de/p/1ALoI

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