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The European Union expects that the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union will come into force in full on Sept. 1.

“The process of ratification of the agreement is virtually over. All 28 EU countries have ratified it. Starting from September 1, the agreement will reach the implementation stage,” Head of the EU Delegation in Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli told reporters in Kyiv on June 12, responding to a question from Interfax-Ukraine.