The EU Council finally approved the Association agreement with Ukraine
BRUSSELS, 11 Dec — RIA Novosti, Maria Knyazev. The Council of Ministers of economy and Finance of the EU (ECOFIN) at its meeting on Tuesday approved the Association agreement of EU with Ukraine, is spoken in the message of the EU Council.
“The Council on 11 July adopted a decision to conclude an Association agreement with Ukraine on behalf of the European Union… This is the last stage of the ratification process (of the document — ed.) It opens the way for the full implementation of the agreement from 1 September 2017,” — said in a release.
“The agreement may be (fully amended) implemented”, — told RIA Novosti source in the EU, familiar with the issue. He confirmed that the decision by ECOFIN is accepted without discussion and is the final stage of approval of the document.
A number of provisions of the Association agreement of Ukraine with the EU with effect from 1 November 2014, and from January 1, 2016 came into force almost all the provisions concerning the establishment of a free trade zone. However, before the final Treaty’s entry into force are the provisions relating to cooperation in defence, conflict prevention, taxation, public Finance, combating terrorism, migration and border control.
In may the Dutch Parliament on the results of voting in the Senate the last of the parliaments of the countries-EU members ratified the EU Association-Ukraine.