The EU said it wants to see Ukraine take “determined action" and make "tangible progress” on human rights issues within two months, including on the situation of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
After months of delays and hesitation, the EU and Ukraine finally held a bilateral summit in Brussels yesterday (25 February).
Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych after the summit, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy reiterated the three areas where the EU wants to see progress before signing an Association agreement with Kyiv.
The three conditions are to address the problem of “selective justice” – a reference to the imprisonment of Tymoshenko and her Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko -, dealing with the democratic shortcomings of the October national elections, and advancing judiciary reforms.
“I have underlined the European Union’s call for determined action and tangible progress in these areas at the latest by May this year,” Van Rompus said.
