At the conference "Eastern partnership" in Riga, the European Union is unwilling to accept Ukraine's prospects for membership in the EU, informs referring to the draft final Declaration of the summit.
in the first such Declaration in 2009 was listed as the possibility of " simplified convergence with the EU ". This year, the EU only " reaffirms the sovereign right of each partner to the free choice of the level of ambition and the goals to which it aspires in its own relations with the European Union ".
the text of the document is missing the point, which promises cash support from the EU.
according to the newspaper, Kiev, Ukraine asks EU to amend the Declaration and to recognize the "European perspective" for the countries of " Eastern partnership ". However, According to European diplomats, it's "forbidden zone" for most of the EU countries, and the main enemy is Germany.
"Germany is firmly insists that no progress can be most in regards to the European aspirations of the countries of" Eastern partnership ", - said the source EUobserver.
according to the publication, Berlin also seeks the minimization of progress on a free trade agreement. The draft Declaration is communicated about the importance of tripartite consultations on the matter under consideration, i.e. consultations between the EU, Ukraine and Russia.
As told EUobserver the Ukrainian diplomat, the EU loses appetite " to expand, partly because Of their own integration fatigue, partly because of the objections of the Russian capital.
according to his statement, the EU rejected 90% of Ukrainian proposals aimed at the development of Pro-European sentiment in the country.
"The EU does not intend ambitious policy of" Eastern partnership ", As he has no idea about the future of the region ", - said the Ukrainian diplomat.
Initiated by the EU program "Eastern partnership" includes political Association and economic integration of the EU (without the prospect of membership in the community) with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Of them in an advanced stage of relations with the EU are the last 3 post-Soviet Republic.
1st summit of "Eastern partnership" was held in 2009 in Prague, the second in 2011 in the capital of Poland, the third summit was held in November 2013 in Vilnius.
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