The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement should be signed in November 2013 at a summit in Vilnius, Chairman of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Elmar Brok has said.
“The association agreement, including a free trade agreement, should be signed at a summit in Vilnius in November 2013,” he said at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday, Dec 20.
Brok recalled that in order to sign the agreement, Ukraine must fulfill the conditions outlined in European Parliament resolution, in particular, hold elections in line with European standards, create an Electoral Code, taking into account the opinion of the Venice Commission, reform the law enforcement system, and reduce the powers of the Higher Council of Justice.
He also stressed the need to remove selective justice. He said that it was necessary to resolve issues on the cases of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko.
“The cases of Tymoshenko and Lutsenko should be resolved from the very beginning. If they are resolved, it will be much easier to fight for the European prospects of Ukraine,” he said.
Brok noted that Germany’s proposal on Tymoshenko’s treatment in Charité Clinic (Germany) “still remains in force.”
