The European Parliament has been handed a new report looking at Ukraine, which could ultimately pave the way to a landmark political association and free trade agreement with the European Union.
European Parliament envoys on Thursday (18.04.2013) said efforts to reach out to Ukraine in the buildup to Kyiv’s landmark association deal with Brussels were seeing some progress, but that challenges lie ahead.
Pat Cox, the European Parliament’s envoy and former president, and former Polish president, Aleksander Kwasniewski, presented the report on Ukraine to the European Parliament. The report is crucial for the decision to move ahead with a planned association agreement with Ukraine, which includes provisions for a broad free trade deal. The agreements have been on hold for months due to the domestic political situation in Ukraine.
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